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- Portrait of a Doomed Asteroid
A new study provides a possible explanation of mysterious X-ray flares detected by the Chandra K-ray Observatory for several years in the region of Sagittarius A*, or Sgr A*. The study suggests a cloud around Sgr A*, a supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way Galaxy, which contains hundreds of trillions of asteroids and comets that have been stripped from their parent stars. The flares occur when asteroids of six miles or larger in radius are consumed by the black hole. An asteroid that undergoes a close encounter with another object, such as a star or planet, can be thrown into an orbit headed towards Sgr A*. If the asteroid passes within about 100 million miles of the black hole, roughly the distance between the Earth and the sun, it is torn into pieces by the tidal forces from the black hole. These fragments would then be vaporized by friction as they pass through the hot, thin gas flowing onto Sgr A*, similar to a meteor heating up and glowing as it falls through Earth's atmosphere. A flare is produced and eventually the remains of the asteroid are swallowed by the black hole. Image Credit: Illustrations: NASA/CXC/M.Weiss
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Monthly Archives: April 2008
Patriot’s Day
Today is Patriot’s Day. The day that the fledgling colonies took up arms against the British. Patriots Day may be the least known American holiday, and the day most deserving of our recognition. Observed in Massachusetts and Maine only. Don’t know it? It … Continue reading
Today’s Humor
An Amish farmer, walking through his field, notices a man kneeling down and drinking from his farm pond. The Amish farmer shouts: ‘Trink das wasser nicht. Die kuhen haben dahin gesheissen.’ (Which means: ‘Don’t drink the water, the cows have … Continue reading
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Creativity
I tell you, some people are so imaginative and creative. Either that or they have some very strange “connections” with their pets. Or, their pets are typing in English and completing their own blogs (scary). Go take a look here, … Continue reading
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Europe’s Terrorism Puzzle
Across the Atlantic, a number of pieces of the terrorism puzzle are gradually being exposed. We see some indication of the size the issue, and the pervasiveness of institutional funding that originates in the middle-east. Douglas Farah has broken some … Continue reading
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Today’s Humor
One dark night outside a small town on the Wisconsin – Minnesota border, a fire started inside the local chemical plant and in a blink of an eye it exploded into massive flames. The alarm went out to all the … Continue reading
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Did You Know…?
Did you know that SEAL Team 3, Michael Monsoor’s unit is the most decorated team since Vietnam? Did you know that Michael Fumento is the only reporter that has written about Monsoor’s CMOH, that was embedded with the team? Get … Continue reading
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Congressional Medal of Honor – Monsoor
Our nation’s highest military award. It is awarded for extraordinary valor in action against an enemy. To quote the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, “The Medal of Honor is the highest award for valor in action against an enemy force … Continue reading
Today’s Humor – Father Murphy
Father Murphy walks into a pub in Donegal, and says to the first man he meets, ‘Do you want to go to heaven?’ The man said, ‘I do, Father.’ The priest said, ‘Then stand over there against the wall.’ Then … Continue reading
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Monster Hunter International – Review
I recently read Monster Hunter International by Larry Corriea. I have to tell you I waffled on buying this book. I mean I had this fear of Night of the Living Dead, Zombie Apocolypse stuff that was poorly written and … Continue reading
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Latest Gun
So, I have been a bit remiss in providing a report of the purchase of a new handgun and the requisite range report that follows. Here is the object in question…. A bi-tone Springfield XD Tactical in .45 ACP. I … Continue reading
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