There are various myths surrounding black holes. that have been created thanks to science fiction, which has shown multiple scenarios and possibilities through movies, comics and others, about the activity of these phenomena of the universe. However, what may cause more curiosity about these is What would happen if a human being falls into one of these colossal objects.
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Although cartoons or film productions have created some ideas about this, like how people stretch themselves to the point of being like spaghetti or they fragment into thousands of parts that then join together in a disorganized manner, producing a living being without form after passing through it, currently, there is no scientific evidence that shows whether there is something at the end of the hole or what happens beyond the event horizon of the cosmic object.
What is true and completely verified by NASA and explained by the renowned doctor in particle physics, Javier Santaolalla, is that Black holes are an environment in space in which gravity is so intense that not even light can escape.. “Therefore, they are cosmic entities that have a lot of mass concentrated in very little space and occur when a star collapses and merges into itself. For this reason, a priori, A person would not survive if they fell into a black hole.
However, recently, NASA carried out a simulation with precise calculations, about what would happen if a human being fell into one of these. It is a 360 degree animation, which is quite impressive.
NASA video shows what happens if a person falls into a black hole
The team at NASA’s Goddard Space Center used the Discover supercomputer at its Climate Simulation Center, to simulate a supermassive black hole that is 4.3 million times the mass of the Sun, Therefore, they did not skimp on details to achieve this incredible simulation.
Initially, the video immerses the viewer on a journey through Sagitarius A, a supermassive black hole that is located throughout the center of the Milky Way, orbiting it for a brief moment, until it plunges into the hole, passing through the event horizon, a place from where nothing can escape and showing what happens throughout the journey.
Below we leave you the video so you can see it with your own eyes:
Are there different types of black holes?
At Caracol Radio we spoke with Javier Santaolalla, who has a doctorate in particle physics, to find out more accurately about these phenomena and know if there are different types of black holes.
Initially, he talked about supermassive black holes and commented: “This type of hole occurs because it has accumulated an enormous amount of mass that all it does is accumulate matter. “A black hole of this type can have billions of times the mass of the Sun, while conventional or stellar black holes have only a few times this mass.”
However, he explained that the interesting thing about these is that it is not known when or how they were formed and pointed out: “It is one of the great questions of science, because it is difficult to imagine a star of such size, So there has to be another procedure and it surely has to do with something that happened at the beginning of the universe.”
For his part, he broke the myth of wormholes that in many films function as connections between planets or galaxies. He explained that these are simply hypothetical elements that have never been seen..
