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2007-12-05 22:13:27 · 8 answers · asked by ImaLittlebitRock 2 in Science & Mathematics Astronomy & Space

but could there possibly be other galaxies or something inside? where does it go?

2007-12-05 22:16:44 · update #1

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Black holes aren't actually holes. They don't go anywhere. They are the trash compactors of the universe. Anything that gets caught in their gravitational pull falls toward the center of mass and gets crushed down to atomic size. The only reason they are called "black holes" is because that's what they look like when observed. The gravitational force is so powerful, not even light can escape the plummet towards the center of mass. Since even light falls into the things, they are dark objects. We can only detect them by how they are affecting objects or clouds of gas near them, or by gamma ray bursts.

2007-12-06 06:44:02 · answer #1 · answered by aarowswift 4 · 1 0

When an object crosses the black hole's event horizon, that is, the point in which gravity is so powerful that nothing can escape, it undergoes a process called "spaghettification" in which it is stretched and pulled into a new shape by the black hole's tidal forces (yes, "spaghettification" is the actual name). After this, it falls to a point in the black hole called the "gravitational singularity," where the force of gravity has an infinite strength. The object is now completely destroyed and becomes a part of the black hole. The black hole then gains more mass and volume and becomes less dense.

2007-12-06 06:16:09 · answer #2 · answered by Martin M 2 · 1 0

There is actually nothing really noticeable about the act of passing the event horizon, from the perspective of the space traveler. They would simply be accelerating toward a hidden point while *behind* them it suddenly became brighter and brighter and activity raced by faster and faster, ultimately killing the space traveler in the same fashion as a hydrogen bomb explosion. But the traveler would pass the event horizon itself without noticing anything special.

From the perspective of an observer looking through a telescope from far away, it would look different. The intrepid or unfortunate person would speed toward the event horizon, then SLOW DOWN as they get closer and spread into a flat pancake image just above the event horizon, which over time fades to nonexistence.

The difference in the viewpoints is due to the effects of gravitation on time and space, as discovered by Einstein. As you enter any gravitational well, time can be observed to pass more slowly compared to someone floating in deep space. A black hole is an extreme gravity well, and this "time dilation" effect would forever keep the image from passing the event horizon, as viewed from outside; while from inside, the time scale of events outside is compressed to zero and they are obliterated by the material coming in after them, which is exactly like a mammoth explosion.

2007-12-06 06:25:00 · answer #3 · answered by poorcocoboiboi 6 · 2 0

Basically. The weight of the gravity in the black hole crushes almost everything.

2007-12-06 06:15:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

They would probably be pulled apart. Giving the word stretch a whole new meaning.

2007-12-06 06:17:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

If u fall in u will be compressed to something as small as a virus.

2007-12-06 10:30:29 · answer #6 · answered by JOHNNIE B 7 · 0 0

Geee wonder how they know this!

2007-12-06 06:17:29 · answer #7 · answered by seaturtle36 6 · 0 1

Let me check...............................nope im still here.lol

2007-12-06 06:15:52 · answer #8 · answered by dli 2 · 0 0

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