Among The Stars

30/08/2021

This photo may not seem impressive, until you realize what the blue is.

TON 618 is a quasar, located just over 10 billion light years away. Powering the quasar is an absolute monster of a black hole.

TON 618 is as bright as 140 trillion suns and has a mass of about 66 billion suns. For comparison, all the stars in our galaxy combined share a mass of only 64 billion suns. That is, TON 618 is over 15,000 times more massive than Sagittarius A*.

With a mass of 66 billion M☉, TON 618 has a Schwarzschild radius (the radius of a black hole based on its mass) of 1,949 × 10¹⁴ meters. That's a black hole with a diameter of 389.8 billion kilometers, or 242.2 billion miles.

The black hole far surpasses the requirements of a super massive black hole, so new categories are being created to label it. As of now, it is by far the largest known black hole. The truly amazing thing is it could theoretically be even bigger than that. Due to it being over 10 billion light years away, we're seeing it as it was 10 billion years ago.

14/08/2021

Actual view from behind Saturn, taken by the Cassini. In the second photo, you can see the Earth. 😍

13/08/2021

Happy Friday the 13th! In honor of this superstitious day, we'll be live on the air at 9:00 PM EST. We're going to have a lighthearted conversation about the possibilities of alien life. Are you a believer? Why or why not? We'd love to hear your opinions, and we'll discuss them on air!

https://s3.radio.co/sb2f94d804/listen

05/08/2021

What the Earth would look like if it were to orbit a black hole. As the Earth passes behind the black hole, the gravity field warps and contorts the light reflecting off of the Earth. This is known as gravitational lensing.

04/08/2021

Apologies for the delay, but I'm feeling a bit better and ready to finally take on part two tonight. Once again, I'll be live on the air with Diva Talk Live at 9:00 PM EST. Link is down below, and I hope to see you there. 🤘

https://s3.radio.co/sb2f94d804/listen

02/08/2021

With last night's show being cut short due to technical difficulties, we will be doing part two at 9:00 PM EST tonight! I'll be answering more of your questions, as well as absolutely destroying the flat earth theory. Link is down below, and I hope to see you all there!

https://s3.radio.co/sb2f94d804/listen

02/08/2021

Thank you to Diva Talk Live for having me on tonight's show! Time was cut short due to technical issues, but I still had fun. We'll be doing part two tomorrow at the same time. I'll be continuing the conversation over on Twitch if anyone's interested. Twitch.tv/iAmRum0r

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02/08/2021

In roughly 20 minutes, I'll be going live with Diva Talk Live for my first ever space talk session! We'll be discussing black holes, the universe, astrology, and I'll be putting the flat earth theory to rest.

We'll also be answering questions, so message either one of us if you have any. Hope to see you all there!

https://s3.radio.co/sb2f94d804/listen

01/08/2021