this post was submitted on 27 Jan 2024
79 points (92.5% liked)

Space

8698 readers
5 users here now

Share & discuss informative content on: Astrophysics, Cosmology, Space Exploration, Planetary Science and Astrobiology.

Rules

  1. Be respectful and inclusive.
  2. No harassment, hate speech, or trolling.
  3. Engage in constructive discussions.
  4. Share relevant content.
  5. Follow guidelines and moderators' instructions.
  6. Use appropriate language and tone.
  7. Report violations.
  8. Foster a continuous learning environment.

Picture of the Day

The Busy Center of the Lagoon Nebula

Related Communities

πŸ”­ Science

πŸš€ Engineering

🌌 Art and Photography

Other Cool Links

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
L7ePvmEn
Bitswap
[email protected]
Agamemnon
otter
79
Black holes are rampaging through our universe at more than 2.2 million mph and scientists think they now know why (www.businessinsider.com)
submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by ooli to c/space
15 comments fedilink hide all child comments
all 17 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] PostingInPublic 29 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Around 1000 km per second. Mph, come on.

Edit: says so right in tfa, I'll take the come on back

Edit 2: the escape velocity of the milky way is said to be 550 km per second. The orbital velocity of the sun around the milky way is 230 km per second.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Are they drunk? Really really angry? Very anti-social and aggressive like motorcycle thugs?

[–] Grabthar 7 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Nah, more like nature's Roomba.

[–] Lemminary 2 points 9 months ago

I'm gonna need a star-sized cat to sit on those black hole Roombas and ride around the universe for shits and giggles.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Sounds like a Beatles song, if they were formed in 2015.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

So Claypool-Lennon Delirium?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

I have no idea what this means but it’s sounds fabulous so I’ll say yes, and go off to search it up.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

They're the langoliers

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Just had to look it up. Wow maybe.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago

Slightly asymmetrical explosions. Neat.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Relative to?..

[–] Noodle07 4 points 9 months ago

Op's mom

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

The article seems to imply that speed is relative to the star who's nova formed the black hole. That speed from the headline is seen only for moments after formation.