OT: Black Hole Bass Note

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Wed, 10 Sep 2003 08:23:53 EDT


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In a message dated 9/9/03 5:46:52 PM, john@musselwhite.com writes:


> NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory detected sound waves,
> for the first time, from a super-massive black hole.
> 

I'm confused.   Sound is created by a disturbance in the AIR which emanates 
from the source and is detected by our ears, or a microphone, etc.   Since 
there is NO AIR in space, how does this 'sound wave' get to earth, and thus be 
detected by NASA?   

Tom Sivak

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