Science/Tech See other Science/Tech ArticlesTitle: Smallest Black Hole Found
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Space.com
URL Source: http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/080401-smallest-blackhole.html
Published: Apr 2, 2008
Author: Andrea Thompson
Post Date: 2008-04-02 20:50:41 by blackeagle
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NASA scientists have discovered the smallest known black hole to date. The object is known as 'XTE J1650-500'. Weighing in at a scant 3.8 solar masses and measuring only 15 miles across, this finding sheds new light on the lower limit of black hole sizes and the critical threshold at which a star will become a black hole upon it's death, rather than a neutron star. XTE J1650-500 beats out the previous record holder, GRO 1655-40, by about 2.5 solar masses. Click for Full Text!
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