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How Close Can You Safely Get to a Black Hole? | Janna Levin

Category: Science & Medicine
Duration: 00:01:49
Publish Date: 2026-04-08 10:00:00
Description:

Black holes aren’t the cosmic monsters Hollywood makes them out to be. Astrophysicist Janna Levin explains why they’re so hard to detect, why they’re not as destructive as you might assume, and how you could safely orbit much closer than you think.

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