Why a black hole Sun wouldn't immediately swallow the Earth
In short: The idea of the Sun collapsing into a black hole suggests instant doom, but physics tells a different story. This video explains why our planet's orbit depends on mass rather than size.
The video explores the common misconception that black holes act like cosmic vacuum cleaners. In reality, gravity is determined by the mass of an object. If the Sun were to suddenly transform into a black hole while maintaining its current mass, the gravitational pull on the planets would remain virtually unchanged.
Because the mass stays the same, Earth would continue to orbit the black hole in its current path. The primary difference would be the loss of light and heat, rather than a sudden gravitational collapse of the solar system.
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