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Cosmic Hurricane: Black Hole Has 20 Million MPH Winds


Science & Tech  (tags: Cosmic Hurricane:, Black, Hole Has, 20 Million, MPH Winds )

Agnes
- 94 days ago - news.yahoo.com
Scientists have measured the fastest winds yet observed from a stellar-mass black hole, shedding light on the behavior of these curious cosmic objects. The winds, clocked by astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, are racing through space at



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Heidi R. (131)
Wednesday February 22, 2012, 12:53 am
Beautiful. Thank you for sharing.
 

Lost Account (0)
Wednesday February 22, 2012, 1:50 am
Awesome!
 

Ellen Mccabe (185)
Wednesday February 22, 2012, 2:34 am
Awesome is an understatement...i can't even wrap my brain around that high a speed. Thanks Agnes
 

Bob P. (283)
Wednesday February 22, 2012, 5:23 am
interesting thanks for sharing
 

Angel C. (62)
Wednesday February 22, 2012, 5:30 am
Noted, thanks.
 

Micheal Moffat (52)
Wednesday February 22, 2012, 7:54 am
life has value beyond measure
Peace and Love
 

Barbara Sanders (0)
Wednesday February 22, 2012, 8:18 am
Wow!!Amazing!!
 

Roger Monk (0)
Wednesday February 22, 2012, 8:37 am
And that's another wow! from me.

Thanks for posting this.
 

Lydia Price (137)
Wednesday February 22, 2012, 10:15 am
So many of us who visit this site are fascinated by this type of science. It enriches our basic knowledge of our existence and our origins. This is so unlike the "science" practiced by far too many. I'm referring of course, to the torture and mutilation of innocent creatures in the name of "science." Please give us more of these articles.
 

Susan B. (0)
Wednesday February 22, 2012, 11:51 am
Science is incredible. So many, many things that surprise us daily that have been happening for millions of years.
 

Carmen S. (523)
Wednesday February 22, 2012, 1:07 pm
wow, thanks Agnes
 

Roger Garin-michaud (58)
Wednesday February 22, 2012, 2:38 pm
noted, thanks !
 

bharathi A. (2)
Wednesday February 22, 2012, 4:06 pm
Beautiful. Thank you for sharing.
 

bharathi A. (2)
Wednesday February 22, 2012, 4:06 pm
wow, thanks Agnes
 

Jennifer C. (117)
Wednesday February 22, 2012, 4:18 pm
Noted. Thanks.
 

Nelson Baker (0)
Wednesday February 22, 2012, 6:11 pm
Very interesting. Thank you.
 

Quanta Kiran (52)
Wednesday February 22, 2012, 9:23 pm
Thanks.
 

Ellen Emerson (14)
Friday February 24, 2012, 7:37 am
Hurricane Irene was nothin' compared to that! Great photo.
 

William K. (332)
Friday February 24, 2012, 11:53 pm
Thanks for the article.
 

Mike and Janis B. (5)
Saturday March 3, 2012, 2:07 pm
Wow, this info is amazing.
 
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