Could there theoretically be a gravitational force so large that it could suck in space?

Question

Thin- I thought black hole just warped the space around them...is there a study that show that black holes actually absorb the space around them?

Answer 1

A black hole is an object predicted by general relativity,with a gravitational field so powerful that even electromagnetic radiation (such as light) cannot escape its pull.

A black hole is defined to be a region of space-time where escape to the outside universe is impossible. The outer boundary of this region is called the event horizon. Nothing can move from inside the event horizon to the outside, even briefly, due to the extreme gravitational field existing within the region. For the same reason, observers outside the event horizon cannot see any events which may be happening within the event horizon; thus any energy being radiated or events happening within the region are forever unable to be seen or detected from outside. Within the black hole is a singularity, an anomalous place where matter is compressed to the degree that the known laws of physics no longer apply to it.

Theoretically, a black hole can be any size. Astrophysicists expect to find black holes with masses ranging between roughly the mass of the Sun ("stellar-mass" black holes) to many millions of times the mass of the Sun (supermassive black holes).

The existence of black holes in the universe is well supported by astronomical observation, particularly from studying X-ray emission from X-ray binaries and active galactic nuclei. It has also been hypothesized that black holes radiate an undetectably small amount of energy due to quantum mechanical effects. This is called Hawking radiation.

eg:

(1) Sagittarius A supermassive black hole candidate at the core of the Milky Way galaxy.

(2) M87.

(3)M15.

(4) G1.

(5) Q0906+6930 12.7 billion light years away from earth.

The formation of micro black holes on Earth in particle accelerators has been tentatively reported.

Answer 2

Space is nothing, it is a vacuum. There is nothing there. A black hole is as far as we know the most powerful gravitational force in the universe. These are caused by the death of giant stars. When a large star dies, it will go through several stages, lastly being a red super-giant stage. If our own sun were to become a red supergiant it would become large enough to completely envelop Mars and extend out towards the asteroid belt. It also loses a lot of gravitational pull that this point, before an eventual supernova.

Science is hazy around the area of supernova and the creation of black holes, because the gravitational pull is so strong that not even light can escape, therefore we can't look directly at black holes, we have to use x-rays.

The most important point of this whole thing comes back to space being nothing more than a bunch of empty space. The gravitational pull of even the largest black hole is not near enough to pull everything into itself. Things are just too far away.

On a side note, there is strong belief that there is a black hole in the center of our spiral milky way galaxy. We cannot see it through the density of stars that make up our arm and the bulge in the middle. This is just another example of the relative weakness of a black hole due to just the sheer size of the universe.

Answer 3

I thought it was a ball of super dense matter rather than an actual hole.
I think the answer is yes, by default. If the whole universe ends up being composed of black holes, and these absorb each other until there is just one black hole, then there is not going to be any space left anywhere are space needs more than one object in it to be space.
Then maybe the black hole will be so large that it will cause it's own matter to collapses further into an even denser form of matter until it can not get any smaller than nothing.
At this point it either big bangs again in this universe (or at least the place with a potential for space to exist in) or into a negative universe. Eternity being a cycle of such events.
Alternatively, I think anything is possible in a 'theoretical' sense.

Answer 4

Well, almost. Anything with a gravitational force that large would have to be incredibly incredibly dense. However, it could not exist if it was this dense. Then the only other possibility if there is negative tension on that object, or that its gravitational force is almost to the critical level, but only strong enough to suck in some space, not all. Besides, the universe is always expanding. However, there is a possibility that another universe nearby might suck in our universe, but that is highly unlikely.

Answer 5

Well, if you think about it (Thin Kaboutit is right) because singularities, within a black hole, being of infinite density has no space in it!
All mass disturbs the spacetime continuum in a certain way (by occupying it)
Warped or curved space is really *pulled in* space!
No kidding, it *pulls* in space (or if you prefer curve) it so much that time slows down!

Answer 6

I don't believe so. As far as I understand, gravitational attraction is just a warping of spacetime. A black hole can warp that spacetime infinitely at the point of singularity, but no spacetime is actually consumed, or sucked in. Matter moves along the warped spacetime, appearing to be sucked in to the black hole, but the spacetime itself is stationary. I could be wrong, though.

Answer 7

It there existed a gravitational Force at the outskirt of the moving Universe so strong and stronger than the" Strong Force" on Earth, it could suck out the Universe out of its shell.
Space IS something to cause the motion of something.If its something then it must be a substance, and the Universe includes that substance.

Answer 8

Yes. It's called a "black hole".

Answer 9

Already exists:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_energy

There's supposedly enough dark energy to cause the collapse and implosion of the universe itself.

Cool, huh?