Scientists juggle black holes

steve smyth — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:16:13 GMT

near as I can tell, that's what black holes are there for...scientific juggling acts...
space as video game...why go anywhere?...relax, Kids...scientists got it covered...sit in your cocoons and stare...

Scientists juggle black holes

Alex Kaszynski — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:09:44 GMT

That's probably what someone said about Kepler attempting to model the motion of planets back in the early 1600's. We have no idea how the scientific progress we make now will effect the future. Thank's in part to Kepler, we've found a way to send humans to moon and robots to other planets in preparation for our eventual colonization.

I agree, there are foolish ways to waste time and money, especially in terms of "scientific exploration." However, considering epic ways we find to waste our resources now, I think modeling the physics of black holes is relatively harmless.

Scientists juggle black holes

S.B. Stein E.B. NJ — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:13:50 GMT

If gravity waves are discovered and can be quantified, how would that put us any closer to a grand unified theory or would it? If these gravity waves do exist, could that tell us what kind of planets orbit a star or where black holes are? If it could, then we might be able to figure out what planets we could start to look at as other worlds to colonize outside our star system.

Scientists juggle black holes

Captduke — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:16:27 GMT

Space exploration and research has come a long way.
I could have told the scientists everything they have now discovered. Remember this, harassing the gaint gas planets is the key to getting energy to travel at light speed and once done, then aliens will be discovered. It all comes into play, gravitional waves, black holes, solar winds and repetitive fusion.
75 years from now, once the space station is extremely large, scientists can build a starship out of one of those giant iron asteroids.

Scientists juggle black holes

G. Dozier Salem, Or. — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:00:18 GMT

Gravitational Waves would need to originate at the
'singularity' at the center of the so called black-hole,
travel outward and cross the membranous event horizon!
If a Gravitational Wave can be described as obeying the
'inverse square law', how can it pass thru the event
horizon and into the real world without disruption?
We may never detect a Gravitational Wave.

Scientists juggle black holes

Luke, saskatoon sk — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:25:43 GMT

call me paranoid but i think they're gonna end up building some sort of gravity bombs outta this.

or a gravity spaceship which could launch us into new untold territories; from which we could use the aforementioned bombs.

Scientists juggle black holes

guy s newell — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:19:22 GMT

Gravity waves don't need no stinking laws. I'm with ya CaptnDuke!

Scientists juggle black holes

Frank, Dallas, TX — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:49:17 GMT

I wonder if their model included the effect of Hawking Radiation, and what the effect is.