are black holes just a myth?

Question

i dont know much about them but my friend told me they're just a myth...like something u either believe in or you dont...is he right?

Answer 1

black holes aren't myths scientist even found proof of black holes occuring as in data and pictures if u want more information on black holes here a site that has alot of info

Answer 2

No one knows for sure and if the theory is correct they they are not "holes."

A black "hole" would indicate a rupture between two universes.

A black mass, as it should probably be called, is the size of a pebble and weighs more than the Earth. It has gravity so intense that light can't escape, although that seems to defy General Relativity, which says that the speed of light is constant no matter what. But that's another story.

There are, however, other plausable theories that haven't been fully explored, such as a black hole being nothing more than a large amount of "black matter" or "black mass."

There is very little evidence to support black "holes" because of General Relativity.

The biggest proof would be if light from a nearby star behind it bends and in order to determine that we'd need to re-locate light years away to see that same star in a different plane of relativity.

The FACT of Astronomy is, PLUTO didn't totally fall out of grace until we sent probes that determined somewhat accurately that it's mass was far lower than expected. At that point, because of size, mass and orbit, Astonomers started to question if calling Pluto a planet was wise.

One day we will get close to what we call a "black hole" and on that day Astronomy will have a chance to confirm it or change thier minds on it.

Answer 3

No. Things are a little more complex than that in science. Science is not supposed to be based on faith, so it's not a matter of you either believe or you don't or you aren't sure.

In science you are never sure. You can be so close that for all practical purposes you always assume the fact is true. As with gravity (and evolution though no one seems to want to admit it).

What your friend was probably alluding to is that black holes are something we don't have direct evidence for. We see many hints that they exist, and according to our rules and mathematical understanding they should be able to exist. Most practical people accept that it is very likely that they exist and are now more concerned with where they exist.

Basically, unless you are a paranoid conspiracy theorist you think black holes exist. The details of what they are and what they do have less evidence and therefore sciencists don't typically have a firm stance there.

If you are interested in them and want to decide for yourself what they are in great detail I would suggest you read up on it, and maybe enroll in an astronomy class.

While the "facts" in science are open to change, it is most likely that black holes, gravity, human reproduction, evolution, genetics, starbirth et cetera are very close to what we currently believe them to be.

Answer 4

No, Black hles are not myth. They are real. Hubble Space Telescope has found evidence for two Super Blak holes in our galaxy. They are named as Cygnus II and Sagittarius A.
Remember that all heavenly bodies in our galaxy revolve around a galactic center which is the Sagittarius A black hole.
Even though we are familiar with these black holes we donot know what goes on in its core. According to Einstein's theory of relativity, these black holes bend the space-time dimension around it so that the light which goes along its path bends due to the phenomenon called Astronomical Lensing.

Answer 5

Black holes are not a myth- it's just hard to prove they exist with hard facts. That we would ahve to actually see one in action to prove their existence, but there is very heavy evidence to prove that they do. Amthmatically, it is possible. Physically, even. However, to catch one would be difficult- the theory is, if they do, that they would break eveything down to the smallest size that matter can break down into, eventually becoming energy. What happens afterwards is unknown, but highly speculated.

It is known that if they do indeed exist, that what happens to the matter once it enters would be very hard to prove as well. There is heory on the existence of White Holes, which would be the reverse of Black holes- intead of sucking matter in, they would spit matter out. Some believe that they would be directly linked to eachother- whatever goes in a black hole comes out as pure energy or pure matter on the other end.

It is theorized that there is a black hole at the center of ecvery galaxy- however, this is hard to prove, seeing as we can't actually see into the center of any spiral ( or any highly formed galaxy) due to the intense heat at the centers.

Answer 6

No, there's plenty of observational evidence for black holes. There are basically two ways to detect a black hole --

(1) stuff that's sucked in towards a black hole is accelerated to near light speed and thus vast amounts of radiation are generated. Astronomers have found many such fairly localized radiation fields where no other source can be detected.

(2) the intense gravity of a black hole will disturb the path of another star through space, and again several of these "wobbly" stars have been observed

Answer 7

Well it's like evolution or any other scientific theory. No one actually saw people evolve in real time. No one has actually flown to a black hole and observed it. However, there is a lot of scientific data that supports the concept, so yes you can either believe it or not. I would guess that your friend has not actually done a great deal of research on the subject however.

Answer 8

They aren't just a theory anymore. Black hole "event horizons" have been directly observed by astronomers. As a black hole itself isn't directly visible in our universe, we must observe the way light behaves near one. This has been done many times and a big help came when the Hubble Telescope became operational. There are MANY sources of information about black holes on the Internet. Check em out!

Answer 9

Well, we do not have absolute proof that black holes exist... we cannot see them but we can measure and see the proof of their existance by how they interact with other objects.

Nearly all credible physicists and mathematicians state that black holes exist.

Now as far as believing in black holes.... you can decide not to believe in a black hole and it will still pull you in... Just like you can believe that gravity doesn't exist when you leap off a building but you're still going to go splat (and no, i'm not suggesting you leap off a building and play make a wish).

Answer 10

Yes and no, for there is something very strange going on out there, however I belive that there is such a thing as a black hole because it just makes sense to me. I also belive that there is a God but I have no proof. Take it or leave it