First detection of matter falling into a black hole at 30 percent of the speed of light

[ack]

Fantastic research and measurements

The researchers found the spectra to be strongly red-shifted, showing the observed matter to be falling into the black hole at the enormous speed of 30 per cent of the speed of light, or around 100,000 kilometres per second. The gas has almost no rotation aroundthe hole, and is detected extremely close to it in astronomical terms, at a distance of only 20 times the hole's size (its event horizon, the boundary of the region where escape is no longer possible).

"We were able to follow an Earth-sized clump of matter for about a day, as it was pulled towards the black hole, accelerating to a third of the velocity of light before being swallowed up by the hole."

https://phys.org/news/2018-09-falling-black-hole-percent.html

 

[the sound of Tao]

An earth sized chunk of matter!! Accelerated to a third the speed of light, then consumed utterly in an instant... We are soooooo very small. Thank you Ack... another sobering universal instant that puts the thought of any lives wasted arguing or worrying over stuff into something of a more complete perspective. More very amazing stuff from the heavens above^

 

[bonzo75]

I have seen audiophiles falling down the black hole faster than that

 

[ack]

Lol!

 

[the sound of Tao]

 

[the sound of Tao]

I have seen audiophiles falling down the black hole faster than that

Only because they were pushed!

 

[NorthStar]

As long as our planet is safe it's ok. Earth first.

 

[Steve Williams]

An earth sized chunk of matter!! Accelerated to a third the speed of light, then consumed utterly in an instant... We are soooooo very small. Thank you Ack... another sobering universal instant that puts the thought of any lives wasted arguing or worrying over stuff into something of a more complete perspective. More very amazing stuff from the heavens above^

Post of the day !!

Thx Tao

 

[dedobot]

Don't worry - an God just flushed his toilet