What Happens If the Largest Black Hole Enters Our Solar System?

from What If: Science, Theory, and Possibilities · host What If

It’s invisible, deadly, and sucking up every bit of matter in its path. The most massive black hole in the known Universe is headed right toward Earth. What would you see as it started to slurp up the Milky Way Galaxy? What kind of tasty dish would Earth become? And once it’s finished with us, where would it go next? Perhaps the Orion Arm or the Oort Cloud? Download the Speakly app and get a 60% discount if you join the annual subscription. Transcript and sources Questions or concerns? Contact us. Get our 100 best episodes in one mind-blowing book: The What If 100 Book Join this channel to get access to perks: Join Check out our other channels: How to Survive: Watch Aperture: Watch Crazy Creatures: Watch Your Body On: Watch Origins of Food: Watch Versus: Watch WTF Did I Just Watch: Watch Watch more what-if scenarios: Planet Earth: Watch The Cosmos: Watch Technology: Watch Your Body: Watch Humanity: Watch T-shirts and merch: Shop Suggest an episode: Suggest Newsletter: Subscribe What If elsewhere: Instagram: Follow Discord: Join Twitter: Follow Facebook: Like What If in Spanish: Watch What If in Mandarin: Watch Podcast: Listen Produced with love by Underknown in Toronto: Learn more 00:00: Largest black hole on the horizon00:44: What are black holes?02:03: Thanks Speakly!03:07: TON 61804:35: Heading towards our Solar System #blackhole #space #cosmos #NASA #Speakly #OrionArm #OortCloud #TON618 See show notes: https://inlet.fm/what-if-science-theories-possibilities/episodes/681d860fe64c4b83e7e51749 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices