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#154 – Avi Loeb: Aliens, Black Holes, and the Mystery of the Oumuamua
Lex Fridman Podcast
Is There a Black Hole in the Solar System?
The black hole at the center of the Milky Way is dormant, but we know that it flares. When a star like the sun comes close to it, the star will be spaghettified and become a stream of gas. And then the gas would fall into the black hole and there would be a flare. This process happens once every 10,000 years or so. If you don't see flares, then you can put limits on the existence of a black hole in the solar system. Another thing: It's possible that a black hole affected life on Earth.
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