2006-08-31 13:24:32 · 20 answers · asked by aseretsniknej 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Yes. Just the whole galaxy not just the earth
2006-08-31 13:26:23 · answer #1 · answered by Dr M 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. There are no Black Holes near enough to consume the Earth. Before the Earth spiraled all the way down to the center of the Milky Way's Black Hole, Some other factor would have changed the story completely. Either our sun would have exploded or the Earth would have been hit by another space object, or people would have blown it up by themselves.
The nearest Black Hole is V 4641 and is 1,600 light-years from Earth. ONE light-year is 5.88 trillion miles. So the nearest Black Hole is 9,408,000,000,000,000 miles away! Wooo. Pack a lunch!
From www.space.com:
Although V 4641 is billions of times smaller than any quasar -- weighing somewhere between three and 10 solar masses -- astronomers who were looking at the object recognized the behavior. Only three other black holes have earned the micro-quasar distinction, but this is the closest one ever seen. It lies just 1,600 light-years from Earth on the way to the center of the Milky Way in the direction of the constellation Sagittarius.
The object drew tremendous attention from astronomers last September after it erupted in a giant X-ray burst, dimmed, and then fired to life again the following day.
;-D Don't worry about Black Holes that are thousands of light years away.
2006-08-31 14:34:51 · answer #2 · answered by China Jon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our sun will not become a black hole, because its mass is not sufficient enough to cause one. Such a limit is known as the "Chandrasekhar limit". If our sun had about 50% more mass then it would probably become a black hole.
Inevitably though, as the universe continues its course, more and more things will be consumed by black holes. In fact, some scientists believe that all that will be left in the final state of the universe are black holes. In an "open universe", where the expansion of the universe continues infinitely, these black holes would reside, with perhaps some ancient asteroids or other dead bodies. In a "closed universe" scenario though, the black holes themselves could conceivably cause the contraction of the universe in its final state.
I believe most if not all galaxies have a "supermassive" black hole at their center, so it seems that someday, yes, our solar system will be consumed by a black hole. However, our sun will go supernova long before that, obliterating the inner planets and Earth with it.
2006-08-31 13:39:24 · answer #3 · answered by Will J. 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The correct answer is no, it's not possible.
There are several reasons. Mostly, the only black holes large enough to actually consume earth, arn't going to consume Earth. They're too far away.
Also, remember, the event horizon of a black hole, or the point of no return, is really, even in large black holes, only a few kilometers wide lol. Black holes arn't these huge monsters they're made out to be in most cases.
There are no black holes remotely close enough to earth to consume it.
2006-08-31 14:36:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe it's possible. Even if the sun became a black hole sometime in the future of its life (which is not possible, mind you), we would continue to orbit around it in the exact same manner as we do now along with everything else in the solar system. The mass of the Sun before its transformation to a black hole would be the same after it was one, and the orbits of the planets only depend upon the mass around which they rotate.
No other star is closer than the Sun is to us, and therefore, there is no chance that we'd ever fall victim to a black hole.
2006-08-31 14:14:02 · answer #5 · answered by Angela 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not possible. A black hole has an event horizon where time stops. A black hole cannot consume anything.
2006-09-03 14:33:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why would the earth be any different than other parts of the cosmos that are being swallowed up by black holes.. Lets just be glad that we're not near one.
2006-08-31 19:53:54 · answer #7 · answered by Its not me Its u 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not only the earth but our sun itself along with everything else near us. i wouldn't worry about it though considering that the nearest black hole is many trillions of miles away.
2006-08-31 17:23:24 · answer #8 · answered by bprice215 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What if a blackhole consumes Yahoo Answers?
2006-08-31 14:42:31 · answer #9 · answered by Kevin H. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if our sun collapsed and formed a black hole we would definitely be one of the first to be sucked in
2006-08-31 13:27:59 · answer #10 · answered by foxfirevigil 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋