There is a theory currently under discussion in the Universe Today, that black-holes have been the victim of a common misconception. Black holes are not cosmic vacuums that suck up everything. I was part of the misconcieved because I viewed black holes as truely powerful things that had immense gravitational pull. However I learned that the gravitational field of a black hole is just like the gravitational field of any other mass. If the sun were instantly replaced by a solar-mass black hole (that is, a black hole having the same mass as the sun), the planets would continue to orbit in exactly the same manner: They would not get "sucked in," despite what many people think. What I found interesting is that if our sun were to become a black hole, Earth would continue to circle it, but the gravitational pull of a black hole is only the same as other masses as long as you are not inside its Event Horizon. The event horizon is the point at which nothing can escape. This includes everything from matter to light itself. Other masses have event horizons, that's the reason why we stay on Earth but for things like a black hole the event horizon means that nothing can escape. Earth's event horizon is the point to where things stop orbiting the planet and actually get sucked into it.
Very cool I think. However black holes still remain a mystery as to what they actually are. It is my View that black holes are actually an area in space/time where matter is stripped of it's "TAGS" (spin, charge, polarity) and returns to a spacial condition. In other words I think black holes are anti-matter. As in the book Angels and Demons.
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That's interesting. I'm not sure of what black holes are but something that is the opposite of matter would make sense. What is Angels and Demons? I know you said it's a book but what does that have to do with black holes?
Anyway Steven, this is a very cool site. Have fun at college. I sure am! Love, Lora
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