Liberate Tutume Ex Inferis
Category: General NewsPosted: May 8, 2008 12:37PM
Author: razor
Most are familiar with the concept of a black hole - usually formed when a star collapses, black holes exhibit an astonishing gravitational pull that literally sucks up all surrounding matter, including light, and makes it disappear. Pretty simple stuff, right? Now, scientists are seeing for the first time the merger of two massive black holes - and the results of that merger are both catastrophic and astounding. According to researchers, as the black holes fuse, an enormous gravitational wave will be emitted in one direction - at the same time kicking the combined black hole in the other, similar to the recoil of a rifle. The resulting kick would send it hurtling through space, swallowing up anything in its path until it finally comes to rest at the center of a new galaxy. One can only wonder what happens to the matter once it has passed the event horizon - does it just disappear, or can a black hole actually be a portal to another dimension? I truly hope we find the answer in my lifetime...
