Rogue Black Holes Roaming Space: A Threat to Our Solar System?
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News18•29-01-2026, 21:19
Rogue Black Holes Roaming Space: A Threat to Our Solar System?
- •Scientists have found evidence of 'rogue' black holes, ejected from their galaxies, traveling at thousands of kilometers per second.
- •These black holes can act like rockets, propelled by gravitational waves released during mergers, reaching speeds of up to 3,000 km/s.
- •The James Webb Space Telescope observed a 200,000 light-year-long trail of new stars, indicating a giant black hole weighing 10 million solar masses moving at 1,000 km/s.
- •Such black holes can destroy everything in their path, and a collision with our solar system could be catastrophic.
- •While the probability of a direct collision with our solar system is low due to the vastness of space, the existence of these cosmic predators is a significant discovery.
Why It Matters: Runaway black holes, ejected from galaxies, pose a potential but low-probability threat to our solar system.
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