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The closest known black hole to Earth is believed to be 1,000 light-years away, so don't fret — we are not getting sucked in.

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National Science Foundation, "5 black hole facts to blow your mind," May 1, 2023.

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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 Says the closest known black hole is far away and we are not getting sucked in, which directly bears on the Earth-destruction risk question. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified The quote says the closest known black hole is far away and we are not getting sucked in, so the recorded answer 'for' is correct. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified NSF's black-hole explainer says the closest known black hole is about 1,000 light-years away and we are not getting sucked in; this matches the stored quote. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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