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Re: How large is a black whole ?

Author: Alfonso Espada (---.proxy.aol.com) Date:   08-16-02 22:24 There is no standard size for a black hole. It all depends on how massive the star was when it began to collapse. Some are so massive that they collapse into what is called a singularity in which space-time is infinitely curved. Black holes can be detected by how matter reacts as it spirals into it. It gives off X-rays! Anything falling past the event horizon where gravity is irresistible remains forever beyond our observation and beyond our ability to conjecture about since all the laws of physics no longer need apply. Some speculate that matter emerges via what they call a white hole at some other far-flung location in our universe. Or that a wormhole or shortcut to other locations is created. But this is all mere conjecture--nothing more.

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Topics	Author	Date
How large is a black whole ?  new	Chris Della Fave	02-06-02 15:41
Re: How large is a black whole ?	Katie Rosenthal	02-07-02 10:48
Re: How large is a black whole ?  new	david	03-26-02 10:13
Re: How large is a black whole ?	Chattan	06-21-02 17:49
Re: How large is a black whole ?	Vegeta	08-08-02 23:37
Measuring a black hole	Sentinel	09-15-02 14:17
Re: How large is a black whole ?	Alfonso Espada	08-16-02 22:24
about this big ----------> .	Sentinel	08-22-02 19:14
Chris - these two summed it up beautifully!	Caspar Marley	08-24-02 00:08
Re: Come on Caspar  new	Chattan	09-07-02 12:23
BHs, tori, Orion, and MIT.	Caspar Marley	09-07-02 21:37
Re: Contradiction.	Chattan	09-13-02 11:15
Our sun IS a star  new	Caspar Marley	09-13-02 11:57
Re: Sun	Chattan	09-27-02 16:44
Re:  new	Caspar Marley	09-30-02 03:06
Re: Creation.	Chattan	10-06-02 14:22
Re: Creation.	alyzerine	07-02-03 19:14
Re: cyclic creation  new	Baldev Singh Rana	08-23-03 00:43
Re: Creation.	Garonius maximus	12-10-04 08:34
Re: Creation.  new	Virtual Maria	12-16-04 02:59
Re:	Garonius maximus	12-16-04 10:39
Re: Creation.	William Penrod	12-19-04 15:35
Re: Creation.	Garonius maximus	12-19-04 17:48
Re: Creation.  new	Garonius maximus	12-19-04 19:36
Re: Creation.  new	William Penrod	12-21-04 12:31
Re: Creation.	Garonius maximus	12-21-04 19:27
Re: Creation.	Garonius maximus	12-22-04 16:19
Re: How large is a black whole ?  new	Steve Heidenreich	11-22-02 02:08
Re:  new	Ray Whitbread	04-15-03 12:50
Re:	Garonius maximus	12-11-04 06:27
Re: How large is a black whole ?  new	dont worry	01-11-05 15:18

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