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Science communicator and writer for We The Curious, publishing public-facing explainers on astronomy and physics.
Even if a black hole took the place of our Sun, Earth wouldn’t get sucked in. If the black hole was the same mass as the Sun, then it would have the same gravity as the Sun.
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Paul Cornish, "Are black holes dangerous?," We The Curious, January 19, 2022.
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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 Says a black hole in the Sun's place would not suck Earth in because the mass and gravity would be the same, directly relevant to the statement. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 3h ago
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AI Verified The quote says a black hole in the Sun's place would not suck Earth in because the mass and gravity would be the same, so the recorded answer 'for' is correct. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 3h ago

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AI Verified We The Curious explains that even if a black hole replaced the Sun, Earth would not get sucked in because the mass and gravity would be the same; the stored quote matches. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 3h ago
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