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Science writer at ScienceABC covering astronomy and space science for general audiences.
There is no confirmed black hole anywhere in the solar system, and no evidence that one has ever passed through it. The nearest known black hole is Gaia BH1, about 1,560 light-years away... Earth is in no danger of being swallowed.
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Seerat Gill, "How Many Black Holes Are There In Total? How Do We Estimate This Number?," ScienceABC, November 17, 2021.
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AI Verified Says no black hole is in the solar system and Earth is in no danger of being swallowed, which is directly relevant to the destruction-risk statement. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 3h ago
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AI Verified The quote says there is no confirmed black hole in the solar system and Earth is in no danger of being swallowed, so the recorded answer 'for' is correct. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 3h ago

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AI Verified ScienceABC states there is no confirmed black hole in the solar system and Earth is in no danger of being swallowed; this matches the stored quote. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 3h ago
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