Date: 27/06/2020 15:37:07
From: Tau.Neutrino
ID: 1580115
Subject: Detection of Either the Least Massive Black Hole, or a Strange and Massive Neutron Star
Astronomers Just Detected Either the Least Massive Black Hole, or a Strange and Massive Neutron Star
Black holes are the ultimate limit of gravitational collapse. Bring enough mass into a small enough volume, and its own weight will squeeze the mass into oblivion. All that remains is a warped pocket of space that it can trap anything that strays too close, even light.
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Date: 27/06/2020 20:03:44
From: mollwollfumble
ID: 1580316
Subject: re: Detection of Either the Least Massive Black Hole, or a Strange and Massive Neutron Star
Tau.Neutrino said:
Astronomers Just Detected Either the Least Massive Black Hole, or a Strange and Massive Neutron Star
Black holes are the ultimate limit of gravitational collapse. Bring enough mass into a small enough volume, and its own weight will squeeze the mass into oblivion. All that remains is a warped pocket of space that it can trap anything that strays too close, even light.
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OK, so there are objects that are close to the borderline between neutron stars and black holes.
