Daily Archives: February 14, 2014

Supermassive Black Hole at the Center of Our Galaxy

Posted on February 14, 2014 by philipapelles

Sitting at the center of our galaxy, a supermassive black hole weighing four million times the weight of our sun waits. After the class discussion on black holes, I began investigating local black holes, and discovered that there is a gigantic black hole in our very own milky galaxy. Scientists first located this black hole… Continue reading →

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Alcubierre Warp Drive

Posted on February 14, 2014 by joshkphilips

Image Source Physicists and astronomers today are confident that the age of our universe is about 13.8 billion years. However, they are also confident that our universe is much bigger than 13.8 billion light years. But how can this be if nothing in our universe can travel faster than the speed of light? The fact […] Continue reading →

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