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crandlecan on January 30, 2025 10:46 pm And they can reach close to lightspeed while flying through space… One could be heading right for the sun and we’d never even see it coming…
dern_the_hermit on January 30, 2025 10:48 pm They think 35-50% of black holes might be obscured by like interstellar dust and such, instead of the 15% that is more commonly estimated, apparently. And because the universe is huge, those tens of percents add up to billions or even trillions.
kingtacticool on January 31, 2025 12:00 am What’s the smallest theoretical size a black hoke can be? Is there a certain amount of mass required to cause a singularly to form?
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Oh, just maybe trillions more. Well that’s… a lot.
And they can reach close to lightspeed while flying through space… One could be heading right for the sun and we’d never even see it coming…
They think 35-50% of black holes might be obscured by like interstellar dust and such, instead of the 15% that is more commonly estimated, apparently.
And because the universe is huge, those tens of percents add up to billions or even trillions.
What’s the smallest theoretical size a black hoke can be? Is there a certain amount of mass required to cause a singularly to form?