Black holes

Sort by

    • Good news! Black hole won't destroy Earth

      Posted by Jeff from MSNBC

      This potential "black hole factory" has raised fears that a stray black hole could devour our planet whole. The Lifeboat Foundation, a nonprofit organization devoted to safeguarding humanity from what it considers threats to our existence, has stated that artificial black holes could "threaten all life on Earth" and so it proposes to set up "self-sustaining colonies elsewhere."

      Post a comment

    • thumbnail

      Mysterious quasar casts doubt on black holes

      Posted by Billbar from New Scientist Space

      A controversial alternative to black hole theory has been bolstered by observations of an object in the distant universe, researchers say. If their interpretation is correct, it might mean black holes do not exist and are in fact bizarre and compact balls of plasma called MECOs.

      Post a comment

« Previous1Next »


What is

NewsCloud?

» The most important stories from around the Web all in one place

» Gathered and ranked by a community of passionate readers surfing the Web 24 hours a day

» Ready to share: email stories, post news to your blog and keep up with your friends

Learn more



  • Just Said
  • Top Posters
  •  

  1. There are no comments at this time.

  • Just Said
  • Top Posters
  •  
  1. thumbnail

    Jeff

    Member since Dec 2008

    Jeff is the founder of NewsCloud. He is also a freelance writer and blogs at Idealog.

    Seattle


  • Popular Topics