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The scientists followed stars that orbit perilously close to the galaxy's center and found that the fastest star's top speed was
3 percent of the speed of light—about 20 million miles per hour. That's a startling speed for a globe of gas far
bigger than our sun, and it convinced even the skeptics that a supermassive black hole was responsible.
Originally posted by emsed1
Very interesting post.
I wonder how close you could get to the huge black hole to get the acceleration benefit without being pulled in?
Originally posted by RestingInPieces
Originally posted by emsed1
Very interesting post.
I wonder how close you could get to the huge black hole to get the acceleration benefit without being pulled in?
The boundary is called the Schwarzchild radius. It's calculated by 2GM/c^2 with G being the gravitation coefficient, M being the mass of the object, and c being the speed of light in a vacuum.
Originally posted by Kingalbrect79
Using a black hole to slingshot to super speeds could be infinitely useful in space exploration and long distance travel.
The downside:
You'd have to bring back two humpback whales when you're done.
King