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Can you stand on a black hole?
The closest that a black hole has to a surface is the event horizon, the location at which light can no longer escape, but this is not a solid surface that you can stand on. Inside the event horizon, not only can you not escape the black hole, but you cannot avoid reaching the singularity.
Would you feel anything in a black hole?
As you fall into the black hole (assuming you are freely falling), you will feel essentially weightless up until the point where the tidal forces start to become significant – these forces will effectively try to pull you apart and “spaghettify” you.
Is it possible to hear black holes?
The answer is, you can “hear” black holes the same way you can “see” them – indirectly. Because it is true that nothing can escape a black hole – but that is only true of matter that crosses the event horizon, the gravitational point of no return.
What happens outside a black hole’s event horizon?
The event horizon of a black hole is the invisible line-in-the-sand across which you can never return. Once anything passes through the event horizon, even light itself, it can no longer return to the universe. The black hole’s gravity is just too strong within that region. Outside a black hole, however, everything is just dandy.
What is the nearest black hole to Earth?
Jerry: Our nearest black hole is probably an object called Cygnus X-1. It’s about 30,000 light years away from us and is one of the brightest objects in the X-ray sky. CraigNASA: Can you see a black hole with a normal telescope?
Who will answer my questions about black holes from July 15?
On Thursday, July 15, NASA scientist Jerry Fishman from NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center answered your questions about black holes. Joining the chat is easy. Simply visit this page on Thursday, July 15 from 3-4 p.m. EDT. The chat window will open at the bottom of this page starting at 2:30 p.m. EDT.