Einstein's theory of relativity does not take us to the singularity, which is why string theorists are picking up the slack. We do know that the black hole remembers what it ate because Hawking radiation. Colby La Presi: If a black hole was smaller than my body, beyond the event horizon in all directions, would it still rip me apart? Don't ever admit no. Just stay away.
Why does the universe exist? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice answer fan questions about black holes, wormholes, the expansion of the universe and more! What are our options to solve the crisis in cosmology?
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