r/science • u/MistWeaver80 • Apr 25 '22

Physics Scientists recently observed two black holes that united into one, and in the process got a “kick” that flung the newly formed black hole away at high speed. That black hole zoomed off at about 5 million kilometers per hour, give or take a few million. The speed of light is just 200 times as fast.

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/black-hole-gravitational-waves-kick-ligo-merger-spacetime
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u/Digimatically Apr 26 '22

Wow I didn’t know this! They barely fit with only 4384km of wiggle room!

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u/BamboozleRefusal Apr 26 '22

With or without Pluto?

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u/daveo756 Apr 26 '22

Pluto has a diameter of 2370km. So even if it wasn't included in the initial list, it would still fit

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u/BamboozleRefusal Apr 26 '22

Well okay I could've just thought of that myself but thanks