• @PostingInPublic
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    8 months ago

    Around 1000 km per second. Mph, come on.

    Edit: says so right in tfa, I’ll take the come on back

    Edit 2: the escape velocity of the milky way is said to be 550 km per second. The orbital velocity of the sun around the milky way is 230 km per second.

  • Neato
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    138 months ago

    Slightly asymmetrical explosions. Neat.

    • TheOneCurly
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      38 months ago

      The article seems to imply that speed is relative to the star who’s nova formed the black hole. That speed from the headline is seen only for moments after formation.

        • @flyboy_146
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          18 months ago

          Thanks. I saw that too, but I attempted a few times and it was still formatting weird. 🤷

          But I’ll give it another go using that tip. Whenever I try to quote multiple paragraphs again. 👍🏻