Massive black hole smashes record

[DesertFox]

... astronomers have discovered the heftiest known black hole to orbit a star. The new black hole, with a mass 24 to 33 times that of our Sun, is more massive than scientists expected for a black hole that formed from a dying star.

The newly discovered object belongs to the category of "stellar-mass" black holes. Formed in the death throes of massive stars, they are smaller than the monster black holes found in galactic cores. The previous record holder for largest stellar-mass black hole is a 16-solar-mass black hole in the galaxy M33, announced on October 17.

"We weren’t expecting to find a stellar-mass black hole this massive," says Andrea Prestwich ... "It seems likely that black holes that form from dying stars can be much larger than we had realized."

More (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071030112102.htm)

[DesertFox]

And you thought this thread was about Donna Brazile.

[UnkHiram]

Another Scientific "Theory" shot down. The More science learns the more they realize they dont have enough facts yet to state that anything is a "Fact". I realize the "Theory" about how big a black hole can get is a very minor scientific theory but -----

[DesertFox]

Based on what I've read of them, ALL black holes form from dying stars.

[DoctorDoom]

All but one. The black hole of taxation is unlimited in mass and scope.

[Sarah]

In the future black holes will be used as garbage dumps. :)

[DesertFox]

Also as time-displacement stops for the megarich who want the benefit of future advances that may keep them alive forever.

[Gonzo67]

The newly discovered black hoe has been captured on film and cataloged:

http://webpages.charter.net/gonzo367/blackholes.jpg

(Don'tcha just love Paint Shop Pro?) :D