glenc
06-10-2012, 02:59 AM
S0-102's Blazing Fast Orbit Around The Milky Way's Black Hole
Black holes may not be so dangerous to stars after all. The discovery of a star named S0-102 may help reveal whether Albert Einstein was right in his fundamental prediction of how black holes warp space and time - it orbits the enormous black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy in a blazing 11.5 years.
http://www.science20.com/news_articles/sagittarius_discovery_s0102s_blazin g_fast_orbit_around_milky_ways_blac k_hole-94862
also http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-10-05/racing-star-could-prove-einsteins-theory/4296980
Black holes may not be so dangerous to stars after all. The discovery of a star named S0-102 may help reveal whether Albert Einstein was right in his fundamental prediction of how black holes warp space and time - it orbits the enormous black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy in a blazing 11.5 years.
http://www.science20.com/news_articles/sagittarius_discovery_s0102s_blazin g_fast_orbit_around_milky_ways_blac k_hole-94862
also http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-10-05/racing-star-could-prove-einsteins-theory/4296980