Black holes are the darlings of science and science fiction. They were conceptualized as early as 1783 by English natural philosopher John Michell, who proposed “dark stars.” He envisioned stars whose gravity was so strong that they collapsed on themselves and nothing, not even light, could escape. But the ironclad evidence for black holes wasContinue reading "Could you survive falling into a black hole? It depends."
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