Einstein's general theory of relativity predicts that. Maybe before it hits the singularity, some other law of physics needs to be invoked. To extend our understanding of the universe beyond where Einstein then leaves us off. We used to think or hope that if you went into a black hole, it was a portal to another place. Now we know in advance that general relativity has these limits.
Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice answer a grab bag of fan-submitted Cosmic Queries on black holes, dark matter, aliens, colonizing planets, Sir Isaac Newton, and a whole lot more!
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Photo Credit: Image Credit: NASA, ESA and J. Kastner (RIT).
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