Sunday, August 27, 2017

Chirps and Ripples in the Universe



Hypothetical black holes could be eating neutron stars
Once inside, it spins fast enough for the star’s equator to reach escape velocity.
John Timmer, aes Technica, 10 August 2017
https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/08/hypothetical-black-holes-could-be-eating-neutron-stars/
"primordial black holes" - an idea wilder than the idea of black holes themselves- black holes the size of cherry tomatoes!  

Gravitational Waves Reveal the Unexpectedly Weird Behavior of Distant Black Holes
Ryan F. Mandelbaum, Gizmodo, 23 August 2017
http://gizmodo.com/gravitational-waves-reveal-the-unexpectedly-weird-behav-1798347524
-- beep, beep, http://j.mp/2ggXJlS #sundaypapers

The Chirps and Ripples in the Universe That Prove Einstein Was Right
By James Ryerson, New York Times, 25 August 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/25/books/review/einstein-relativity-theory-gravitational-waves.html

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