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Comment by Robert Lea

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Science journalist at Space.com with a background in physics and astronomy.
It's a common misconception that black holes suck in material. Instead, they just capture in their gravity any matter that ventures too close. So, if the sun were replaced by a black hole, Earth would remain stable and safe in its orbit albeit robbed of heat and light.
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Robert Lea, "Sagittarius A*: The Milky Way's supermassive black hole," Space.com, May 11, 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 Directly says black holes only capture matter that gets too close and Earth would stay safe if the Sun were replaced, which bears directly on the LHC black-hole risk claim. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2h ago
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AI Verified The quote says black holes only capture matter that gets too close and Earth would remain safe if the Sun were replaced, so the recorded answer 'for' is correct. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2h ago

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AI Verified Space.com article says black holes do not "suck in material" and instead capture nearby matter; the stored quote matches that wording. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2h ago
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