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Matter Surfs on Ripples of Space Time Around Black Hole

02/17/2005 08:00AM

Matter Surfs on Ripples of Space Time Around Black Hole

Scientists at Harvard and MIT say they have seen evidence of hot iron gas riding a ripple in spacetime around a black hole, much like a surfer catching a gnarly wave. <b> NOTE: French, German, and Italian translations follow...</b>


Comments:

  • bobguz [Robert Guzauskas]
  • 02/18/2005 06:13PM
Change the words, "Black Hole", in this story to, "Heat Driven Cyclone". With that and a few other minor substitutions the authors might have a plausible explanation of their observation. But as written it's science fiction.<br>