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Could the Earth be swallowed by a black hole?

Fabio Pacucci · TED

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From asteroids capable of destroying entire species to supernovae that could exterminate life on Earth, outer space has no shortage of forces that could wreak havoc on our planet. But there's something in space that is even more terrifying than any of these -- something that wipes out everything it comes near. Fabio Pacucci examines the probability of Earth being gobbled up by a black hole. [TED-Ed Animation by Astroplastique].

The talk

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED-Ed
Speaker
Fabio Pacucci
Year
2018
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Astronomy and space
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
TED Talks are licensed by TED under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 International and are shown here in TED's own player, as TED's usage policy asks.
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