If the blackholes actually exist, then what happens when two of them collide? (unlikely phenomenon but not completely impossible)
2006-08-04 15:49:10 · 14 answers · asked by reema_916 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
well i don't think even our top astronomers know. i know their have been reports of black holes colliding but im not sure what would really happen. but i would have to assume that the black hole with the bigger mass will suck the other in. thats probably why there are these huge and just massive black holes in space.
2006-08-04 15:54:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Black holes exist...
the two black holes do not feel each others gravity directly. Stars are unaffected because they are so widely separated. But the overall centers of the two galaxies are interacting gravitationally.
The powerful radiation will also hinder part of the infalling matter to actually reach the black holes horizon and disappear within the black hole; instead the material will be driven out again by strong radiation pressure, and huge outflows or jets may built up
As the black holes draw closer, some stars in the galaxies will begin to feel the effect.
When the black holes get as close as 1 light-year apart, they will begin to merge
ALSO SOME BLACK HOLES OF THIS TYPE ARE DISCOVERED http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/merging_backhole_021119.html
2006-08-04 19:38:17 · answer #2 · answered by Prakash 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. Black holes have enormous gravity. When two of them approach each other they circle in tighter and tighter orbits. The main effect is gravity waves, predicted by Einstein but not yet proved. Astronomers are trying to built devices which will detect gravity waves and if they are detected, Einstein will have another feather in his theory. (The end result would be a larger event horizon around a single merged hole.)
2006-08-04 17:41:43 · answer #3 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eagleflyer's got it. Blackhole absorption or merger is the prevalent theory behind how supermassive blackholes (such as the ones at centers of galaxies as Eagleflyer mentioned in his answer) form.
2006-08-04 16:03:13 · answer #4 · answered by venus19000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, there have been quite a few articles about black hole collisions. The short answer is one absorbs the other. It is only logical that a supermassive black hole like those deduced to exist in the cores of large galaxies, weighing a million, if not billions of solar masses, got that way by absorbing other black holes.
2006-08-04 15:56:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What do you mean "If" they exist ??
Why is it unlikely for black holes to collide ?
They are as likely to collide as any other objects
of equal size & distribution in the universe..
When they collide, they merge..
Mostly the bigger one eating the smaller one...
2006-08-04 19:10:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Typically they meet in prison. Eventually they have "A Wedding" and are married. They usually become co-dependent on each other and are nearly inseparable.
2006-08-04 17:56:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is an interesting thought. Sorry, It's hard to imagine what would happen.
2006-08-04 15:56:14 · answer #8 · answered by para 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they combine masses and become one large blackhole!
2006-08-04 15:54:15 · answer #9 · answered by Daniel H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This topic is still under study.
2006-08-05 18:18:20 · answer #10 · answered by meno25 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋