One day we might fall into a black hole. Here's what we can expect, according to physicist Janna Levin.

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Black holes should be considered "empty places" rather than "dense objects". Although they are indeed made up of incredibly dense objects (collapsed stars), the black hole itself is nothing.

Black holes may have played a crucial role in the emergence of life. Ironically, the solar system orbits a supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy, the Milky Way. And one day we might fall into a black hole.

If you were exploring space and didn't realize you were coming across a black hole, you wouldn't notice that something terrible was about to happen. However, you will eventually succumb to a terrifying fate.

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About Janna Levin:
Janna Levin is professor of physics and astronomy at Barnard College, Columbia University. She is also director of science at Pioneer Works, an arts and science center in Brooklyn, and has contributed to the understanding of black holes, extra-dimensional cosmology, and gravitational waves in the form of spacetime. His previous books include How the Universe Got Its Spots and a novel, A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines, which won the PEN/Bingham Prize. She was recently named a Guggenheim Fellow.

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