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Could a human enter a black hole to study it? – Salon
A person could travel past (certain) black holes’ event horizons without dying immediately — here’s how
To solve the mysteries of black holes, a human should just venture into one. However, there is a rather complicated catch: A human can do this only if the respective black hole is supermassive and isolated, and if the person entering the black hole does not expect to report the findings to anyone in the entire universe.
We are bothphysicists who study black holes, albeit from a very safe distance. Black holes are among the most abundant astrophysical objects in our universe. These intriguing objects…
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