Is it a coincidence that I can also be defined by the same two simple characteristics, mass and spin..? *gyrates muscled hips* ;p A super massive black hole six billion light years from Earth is spinning extremely rapidly. This first direct measurement of the spin of such a distant black hole is an important advance for understanding how black holes grow over time. Black holes are defined by just two simple characteristics: mass and spin. While astronomers have long been able to measure black hole masses very effectively, determining their spins has been much more difficult.
Posted on: Wed, 02 Apr 2014 00:12:06 +0000
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