You may have heard about the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy called Sagittarius A*. It's about 4 million times more massive than our Sun. But did you know it's not the only black hole in our galaxy? The Milky Way is home to about 100 million smaller black holes close to the mass of the Sun, spread throughout the galaxy.
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MOIYA MCTIER,
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See AllAlright, friends. Here it is, my 100th and final astronomy fun fact! And what better topic to end on than the ultimate fate of the...
Astronomy is often viewed as an unnecessary science because people think astronomy research doesn't directly affect people's lives....
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None of these black holes are near us, and even if they were, their gravitational pulls aren't strong enough to have much of an effect on us. So no need to worry :)
Does this mean I should be more nervous about our survival in our galaxy or less worried about the dangers of black holes?
This one is the most mind-blowing yet!