Could a hidden black hole be consuming our Sun from within?
While the chance of a wandering black hole entering our solar system is tiny, what if one is already here? This video explores the sci-fi nightmare of a black hole hiding in the Sun's core, slowly eating it from the inside out.
Black holes are not actually holes, but immense concentrations of matter packed into incredibly small spaces. They are so dense that their gravity prevents even light from escaping their boundary, known as the event horizon. If you were to replace our Sun with a black hole of equal mass, the planets would actually remain in their orbits, though the solar system would become much colder.
The physics of such objects involves the Schwarzschild radius—the point where gravitational collapse becomes irreversible. For a star like our Sun, this radius is approximately 3 km. The video examines the implications of such a dense object existing within our Sun, navigating the boundary between cosmic reality and science fiction.
Source: What If There's A Black Hole Inside The Sun? | Hawking Stars
