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Comment by Jeanette Kazmierczak

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NASA science writer and page editor credited on NASA's Black Hole Basics explainer.
If you replaced the Sun with a black hole of the same mass, the solar system would get a lot colder, but the planets would stay in their orbits.
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NASA Science, "Black Holes," page editor Jeanette Kazmierczak, last updated March 11, 2026.
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The Large Hadron Collider poses no credible risk of destroying Earth by creating a microscopic black hole
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AI Verified NASA explains that a same-mass black hole would leave planetary orbits unchanged, which supports the statement that an LHC-produced microscopic black hole would not credibly destroy Earth. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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AI Verified The quote says a same-mass black hole would leave the planets in orbit, so the recorded answer 'for' matches the statement that an LHC microscopic black hole is not a credible Earth-destruction risk. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago

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AI Verified NASA Science page states that if the Sun were replaced with a same-mass black hole, the planets would stay in their orbits. Exact match and correct attribution to Jeanette Kazmierczak. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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