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The End Is Near

There’s a black hole in the middle of the milky way.

There is a giant black hole at the centre of our galaxy, a study has confirmed.

German astronomers tracked the movement of 28 stars circling the centre of the Milky Way, using the European Southern Observatory in Chile.

The black hole is four million times heavier than our Sun, according to the paper in The Astrophysical Journal.

Where are our Vulcan saviors?

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9 Responses to “The End Is Near”

  1. Thad says:

    New data supporting an old idea. Clarke was writing about the black hole at the center of the galaxy at least as far back as 2001 (er, the book, not the year).

  2. Southern Quaker says:

    Never fear Oliver, we’re safe. Black holes don’t suck.

    http://www.badastronomy.com/bad/misc/black_hole_sun.html

  3. Quaker in a Basement says:

    Where are our Vulcan saviors?

    Apparently busy getting collagen injections.

  4. Rheinhard says:

    We’ve been circling this particular bottomless pit for a couple billion years now, and I don’t think that status is going to change soon.

    I therefore propose that the Milky Way black hole center be named “W”.

    Thanks, and remember to tip your waitresses.

  5. Apsaras says:

    That’s some real intelligent design there. Where do I go to file a bug report on the universe?

  6. SaveFarris says:

    If we’re all getting sucked down the black hole anyway, why again are we turning our economic system upside down in order to “save the planet”?

  7. Sean D. Martin says:

    SaveFarris, ladies and gentlemen. Demonstrating yet again the understanding of science so frequently demonstrated by the right. To wit: It exists solely to be misrepresented into support for our agenda.

  8. Robert says:

    Forget the Vulcans, let’s call up the Pierson’s puppeteers and hitch a ride on the Fleet of Worlds.

  9. canadian bacon says:

    I have been feeling a little queasy lately!