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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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Category Archives: Humor
Happy Thanksgiving
Time for a little Thanksgiving fun, with a classic that still holds it’s humor over the years. kitd.html5loader(“flash_kplayer_iLyROoafYtDe”); Have a Happy Thanksgiving — Enjoy some time with your families.
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Amazing Skills
For those of us that have spent prolonged periods in the gym, or on the ice, or on the playing field you know the situation. Bored with the standard drills, your looking for that challenge…finding that little skill that is … Continue reading
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Friday Closer
Ah, a little light-hearted fun to close out the work week.
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MHI Patch Contest
Alright folks step right up and cast your vote in the Monster Hunter International patch contest. There are two things you need to do here. 1. Read MHI so you understand what this is all about. Short version: MHI is … Continue reading
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Marketing Creativity
The boys and girls at Hornady have embarked on marketing genius. Taking the mainstream in roads that the zombie Apocalypse has been enjoying recently, and combining it with Halloween to produce this: From a product standpoint, this cost them some … Continue reading
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WIIL Shoot: Failure?
My friends over at WIIL Shoot have put together a really well done, motivational video. You need to click on over there and watch it. Guns, AC/DC, USPSA Stages, and a motivational message all bundled into a nice professional package. … Continue reading
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What Happens when…
you take a bunch of 17-22 year olds, stick them in a place with limited distractions, and not keep them busy? Well it use to be we would find ways to entertain ourselves. I remember some rather creative scorpion fights … Continue reading
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Friday Funny
This one has been making the rounds, and probably has been recycled a hundred times. But that’s no reason to not perpetuate the cycle. Don’t laugh too hard. Bob forgot his wedding anniversary. His wife was mad. She told him … Continue reading
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Friday Fun
This is one of those very sad, funny mashups. But, it is kinda fun. I miss Jim Belushi.
…and it’s not even Christmas.
I can’t believe that I have not seen this video before now. I think it is time to dust off the DVDs and watch the whole set (again).
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