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Etrigone t1_irup3x3 wrote

Reply to comment by SlimyRedditor621 in First ever map of Milky Way's galactic graveyard revealed by imagine-aincrad

Given the mass of black holes, we'd be likely seeing the effects of it's gravity for years if not decades or centuries before that happened.

Although it would make for an interesting scifi story. Iirc that's a subplot in Dragon's Egg.

Also, check out "Death by Neutron Star", which I think was on Discovery.

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Bensemus t1_irzsmng wrote

Stellar mass black holes are similar to large stars and these are what are roaming around. SMBH are basically only found at the centre of galaxies and due to that are exceedingly rare. Black holes pose was less of a threat to us than stars do as stars outnumber black holes a million to one or something else ridiculous.

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