What Happens When a Black Hole Meets the Sun

About this episode

The episode explores the catastrophic effects of a black hole encountering the Sun.

Imagine what would happen if a black hole met the Sun! If a black hole got too close to our Sun, it would start pulling material away from it due to its intense gravity. The Sun would stretch and warp, with its gas spiraling into the black hole, creating an incredibly bright and hot accretion disk around it. Over time, the Sun would lose more and more of its mass, eventually being completely consumed. This cosmic encounter would spell the end for our solar system as we know it, but don't worry—it’s not something we need to worry about happening anytime soon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics covered

• black holes
• solar system
• gravity
• accretion disk
• cosmic encounters

Keywords

• black hole
• Sun
• gravity
• accretion disk
• solar system
• mass loss

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Sun

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