Common Myths
❌ Black holes suck in everything
❌ They are cosmic vacuum cleaners
❌ They instantly destroy galaxies
In reality:
Black holes obey gravity like any other object
You must get very close to be affected
Stars can orbit them safely
What Science Fiction Gets Right
Extreme gravity
Time distortion
Accretion disks
Gravitational lensing
Films like Interstellar are surprisingly accurate in some areas.
What We Still Don’t Know
The true nature of singularities
Whether black holes connect to other regions of space
How gravity behaves at quantum scales
Key Takeaways
Black holes are not cosmic monsters
Many myths are exaggerated
Some mysteries remain unsolved