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Comment by Ben Skuse

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Freelance science writer who covers astronomy and black-hole topics for BBC Sky at Night Magazine.
It is incredibly unlikely Earth would fall into a black hole because, at a distance, their gravitational pull is no more compelling than a star of the same mass.
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BBC Sky at Night Magazine, "Could Earth ever be swallowed by a black hole?" August 26, 2025.
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The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) poses no credible risk of destroying Earth by creating a microscopic black hole
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AI Verified The claim that Earth is incredibly unlikely to fall into a black hole because gravity at distance is no different from a same-mass star supports the statement's no-credible-risk conclusion. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 20d ago
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AI Verified The quote says Earth is incredibly unlikely to fall into a black hole because distance gravity is like a same-mass star, so 'for' is correct. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 20d ago

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AI Verified Sky at Night article states it is 'incredibly unlikely Earth would fall into a black hole' because a black hole's gravity at distance matches a star of the same mass. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 20d ago
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