#BlackHoleFriday, Your Sciencey Alternative to Black Friday Chaos
So holey
Stores everywhere were chaos as usual this Friday, but space has got us beat for epicness. NASA took Black Friday and used it as the jumping-off point for their second annual #BlackHoleFriday. Fun facts and awesome-in-the-truest-sense-of-the-word photos abounded.
It’s #BlackFriday, but for us, it’s the 2nd annual #BlackHoleFriday. Today, we’ll post pics & info about black holes pic.twitter.com/6npxklEw2N
— NASA (@NASA) November 28, 2014
Fun facts:
A black hole’s pull of gravity is so strong, no light escapes: http://t.co/j7YejD8yaK #BlackHoleFriday #BlackFriday pic.twitter.com/0HHvCovGZ2 — NASA (@NASA) November 28, 2014
Learn about the smallest known galaxy containing a supermassive black hole: http://t.co/MrLMS5l3sF #BlackHoleFriday pic.twitter.com/jv67LFARKu
— NASA (@NASA) November 28, 2014
Black holes aren’t empty holes at all! They’re a massive amount of matter packed in a tiny area #BlackHoleFriday pic.twitter.com/2tDuxhCgNM — NASA (@NASA) November 28, 2014
Black holes come in medium? @NASANuSTAR searches for right size http://t.co/T9cdeHTDpr #BlackHoleFriday #BlackFriday pic.twitter.com/oEbFcyTwh7
— NASA (@NASA) November 28, 2014
Have black hole questions? The Ask an Astrophysicist archive has answers! http://t.co/SJnYG02RNr #BlackHoleFriday pic.twitter.com/xmE5RC4P8E — AstrophysEdu@Goddard (@NASAUniverseEdu) November 28, 2014
Over #BlackFriday ads? See this @ChandraXray black hole infographic instead: http://t.co/bp11TjcNZ9 #BlackHoleFriday pic.twitter.com/goZrmgWp1b
— NASA (@NASA) November 28, 2014
#BlackHoleFriday mystery? Here’s some black hole mysteries @NASAWebbTelescp hopes to answer: http://t.co/kc5T2VTNrX pic.twitter.com/yQPf3OOeOZ — NASA (@NASA) November 28, 2014
#BlackHoleFriday mystery for #JWST: black hole and host galaxy relationships. http://t.co/NKSIcvOgNy #BlackFriday pic.twitter.com/SnQOb4z2p3
— NASA Webb Telescope (@NASAWebbTelescp) November 28, 2014
#BlackHoleFriday mystery for #JWST: what happens to nuclei in galaxy collisions? http://t.co/FYm5VAzefR #BlackFriday pic.twitter.com/VUKKiRIB9y — NASA Webb Telescope (@NASAWebbTelescp) November 28, 2014
#BlackHoleFriday mystery for #JWST: how do black holes form in galactic centers? http://t.co/kM5oG6nDAf #BlackFriday pic.twitter.com/NFpLRoiBqC
— NASA Webb Telescope (@NASAWebbTelescp) November 28, 2014
Funner photos:
Home from #BlackFriday? Black hole Sagittarius A* calls the Milky Way home: http://t.co/x3vD9Agmy0 #BlackHoleFriday pic.twitter.com/GBOhoMLK0F — NASA (@NASA) November 28, 2014
2 for 1 #BlackFriday deal! Actually, it’s 2 black holes merging into 1: http://t.co/ymZxzddNcv #BlackHoleFriday pic.twitter.com/AAHGgGShiG
— NASA (@NASA) November 28, 2014
Looking for a size large on #BlackFriday? Here’s a supermassive black hole: http://t.co/gGSwz1ZCVH #BlackHoleFriday pic.twitter.com/cEMoScMH1W — NASA (@NASA) November 28, 2014
#BlackFriday tiring? Maybe it’s snack time. Here’s a black hole eating a star http://t.co/73N2tUCjrp #BlackHoleFriday pic.twitter.com/tsRMRksfV1
— NASA (@NASA) November 28, 2014
This black hole naps amid chaos, like a post-sale #BlackFriday shopper: http://t.co/QutRlMlJtY #BlackHoleFriday pic.twitter.com/eVNhnjCnWy — NASA (@NASA) November 28, 2014
Bad #BlackFriday weather? Here’s turbulent winds of gas around a black hole: http://t.co/sttuSXbPKj #BlackHoleFriday pic.twitter.com/9Ep8zBsgOS
— NASA (@NASA) November 28, 2014
This black hole naps amid chaos, like a post-sale #BlackFriday shopper: http://t.co/QutRlMlJtY #BlackHoleFriday pic.twitter.com/eVNhnjCnWy — NASA (@NASA) November 28, 2014
And games!
Looking for a board game this #BlackFriday? Here’s a free black hole game: http://t.co/UNeAAeztws #BlackHoleFriday pic.twitter.com/5RcGp9GYBG
— NASA (@NASA) November 28, 2014
Need rescuing from #BlackFriday? Play ‘Black Hole Rescue’ now: [flash req’d] http://t.co/gvUbBA0qlC #BlackHoleFriday pic.twitter.com/NpNnGaxQgV — NASA (@NASA) November 28, 2014
Thanks for joining us for #BlackHoleFriday. We’ll keep hunting for black holes & studying them http://t.co/OfHaqEd5es pic.twitter.com/qILo4phe2a
— NASA (@NASA) November 29, 2014
(via Mashable)
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