BBC News - Black hole: First picture of Milky Way monster

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-61412463

So there is a massive black hole at the center of our galaxy.  I suppose it is slowly sucking in everything that constitutes our galaxy.  I, for one, shall not stand for this!  I'm writing to my congressional representative and I want a law passed to regulate this black hole and prevent it from destroying my solar system!  Harumph, harumph!

Edited May 13, 20224 yr by stans

1 hour ago, stans said:

I suppose it is slowly sucking in everything that constitutes our galaxy. 

 

Nope, only what's in its gravitational influence. 😁 No need  to complain to your representative. 

 

 

 

41 minutes ago, martin-w said:

 

Nope, only what's in its gravitational influence. 😁 No need  to complain to your representative. 

 

 

 

Well, I'm going to complain anyway.  Who knows, there may be some inhabited planet nearing this abomination's gravitational pull and we need to make friends in this galaxy.  Never know when some alien bacteria might be brought to our planet, it grows out of control, starts destroying the human race and we might need some off-planet help to battle our microbial invader. 😁

I have my sights set on a "Milky Way"! 

 

24 minutes ago, charliearon said:

I have my sights set on a "Milky Way"! 

 

 

 

Grrrr..... You stole my joke. I had it all planned. 🤬

48 minutes ago, stans said:

Well, I'm going to complain anyway.

 

Well okay then. You never know, your representative might be a member of a Kardshev type 3 civilisation. Therefore might be advanced enough to deal with a supermassive black hole.  👍

EDIT: Although if its true that the inside of a black hole is another universe, to do so would annihilate an entre universe. 😲 So me thinks best not to complain and leave the supermassive black hole alone. 🤔

Edited May 13, 20224 yr by martin-w

5 hours ago, martin-w said:

 

 

Grrrr..... You stole my joke. I had it all planned. 🤬

Sorry, Martin!  Like I told the guy last week when I beat him at picking up a folded $20 bill laying in the gutter...."Ya gotta be fast to beat me!" 😁

I think we are losing sight of the fact that we now have that wonderful image in the original post link.

Here it is!

I know the said black hole is huge, not just in terms of mass but dimensionally too, 40% of the size of our solar system, but that's one hell of an impressive achievement to generate an image, emphasised nicely by the image above posted by Space Cadet Fielder.

....although the 144 light years per day velocity of an imaginary planet is not entirely believable

3 hours ago, Christopher Low said:

....although the 144 light years per day velocity of an imaginary planet is not entirely believable

 

Ignore the Niburu nonsense my fellow feline worshipers. Look at where the Earth is and the immense distance to Sag A* 

 

Edited May 14, 20224 yr by martin-w

I never saw a purple cat.

Tell the camera operator to move in a little closer so we can get a better look 😁

On 5/13/2022 at 7:26 AM, stans said:

I'm writing to my congressional representative and I want a law passed to regulate this black hole

But first Congress must hold several committee meetings to determine the voracity of your request. Then, if found viable, they will hold several more committee meetings to ascertain a proper course of action. This will be followed by a series of bi-partisan special committees to determine which federal agency will develop the regulations and at what cost. By then the Black Hole will probably have consumed the entire galaxy and like so many things Congress does, it'll be too little too late.