Could there be a big enough black hole to destroy earth?

Question

In time, could the big black hole at the center of the galaxy come close enough to earth to swallow it?

And where exactly is the center of the galaxy?

Answer 1

While not entirely related to your question, it is a common misconception that black holes have stronger gravity then anything else of the same mass.

For example if the sun just collapsed into a black hole one day the earth would stay in the exact same orbit it's in now, the only way we would be able to tell is because it would get very cold and dark here on earth.

Similarly if a black hole were to pass by we would probably either get ejected into space or settle into some new orbit around the black hole, having solid mass fall into a black hole is actually fairly difficult, and would require extraordinarily bad luck.

Answer 2

There's a huge one at the center of the galaxy that could probably swallow Earth whole. But there's no black holes close enough to destroy Earth.

Answer 3

If a black hole could exist,and you could find one the size of a marble it would sink to the center of the earth and begin to devour it from the inside.

Answer 4

On the shows I've seen on Super Black Holes, It was never said that any are on collision courses with the earth. However, our galaxy is on collision course with another.

Answer 5

Such black holes do exist, but none are close enough to us to worry about. The nearest black hole is some 1,600 light years away from Earth.

Answer 6

The one at the center of the galaxy is 60,000 light years away. It's no danger but yes, if one meandered by and got close enough, we could be lunch.

Answer 7

I don't understand? A black hole is just a particle that haves an immense gravitation pull.

Answer 8

yes but it dosent matter what the size is beacause a black hole's gravity would suck any thing in

Answer 9

Yes but ıt must be close enough.