• Question: Could a black hole suck up Earth?

    Asked by 565gdge33 to Chris, Hayley, Jimi, Maddison, Omur on 14 Mar 2016.
    • Photo: Chris Conselice

      Chris Conselice answered on 14 Mar 2016:


      Yes, if it got close enough and was massive enough it could easily do so. However, black holes like this are very rare and none are nearby us, that we know of.

    • Photo: Jimi Wills

      Jimi Wills answered on 14 Mar 2016:


      Like Chris said… and if it got close enough to suck up Earth, it would probably suck up the rest of our solar system too, including the sun.

    • Photo: Omur Tastan

      Omur Tastan answered on 14 Mar 2016:


      Yes, they could! But there is none nearby so we should be safe:)

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