Nov. 14, 2010:
Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have found evidence of the youngest black hole known to exist.
The 30-year-old object provides a unique opportunity to watch a black hole develop from infancy.
A 30 Year old Black Hole, thats 50 million light years away from us?
I still hav'nt got over this item, since I first read it. One always imagines Black Holes to be millions of years old. Invisible...and apparently in the center of every Galaxy.
At 30 years old...one must assume its smaller than most.
So, Astronomers should be able to correlate its size to appetite over time, and more.
http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2010/14nov_babyblackhole/There is even a 'Disney like animation' of a Black Hole forming.
Well, the 50 million light years away, pic of the M100
Galaxy (in our cosmic neighbourhood?) is wonderful.