• Question: is there a way to escape from a black hole?

    Asked by anon-41437 to Joe, Juan, Kate, Rory, Rosie on 21 Mar 2014.
    • Photo: Rosie Coates

      Rosie Coates answered on 21 Mar 2014:


      @funkymonkey1 I think that technically the answer to this question would be no…

      I think this because a black hole is called a black hole because it’s a point in space that has so much gravity that not even light can escape. This would mean that to escape from a black hole you would have to travel at least faster than the speed of light and scientists don’t think it’s possible to travel faster than the speed of light.

      If we ever develop the technology to do this however not only will we be able to pop in and out of black holes whenever we want, but we could also possibly crack time travel.

      Now… physics isn’t really my area so I hope I’ve done an OK job at giving you an answer @funkymonkey1!

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