• Adventure
  • Auto
  • Culture
  • Entertainment
  • Home & Garden
  • Money
  • Science
  • Tech
  • Video
  • Shows
  • Blogs
  • Quizzes
  • Games
  • Random Article
  • Engineering
  • Environmental Science
  • Forces of Nature
  • Innovation
  • Military
  • Physical Science
  • Science Dictionary
  • Science Versus Myth
  • Space
  • Transportation
  • Home > 
  • Science > 
  • Science Dictionary > 
  • Astronomy Terms

by Marshall Brain

Print
Cite This!
Close 
Please copy/paste the following text to properly cite this HowStuffWorks article:

Brain, Marshall.  "What if we were next to a black hole?"  02 January 2008.  HowStuffWorks.com. <http://science.howstuffworks.com/dictionary/astronomy-terms/next-to-black-hole.htm>  11 February 2012.
Cite
Feedback

Stuff You Should Know

Josh &amp; Chuck explore zombies, mirror neurons and more »
Josh & Chuck explore zombies, mirror neurons and more »
Inside this Article
  1. Introduction to What if we were next to a black hole?
  2. Types of Black Holes
  3. Black Hole Sun
  1. Lots More Information
  2. See all Astronomy Terms articles

Lots More Information

Related HowStuffWorks Articles

  • How Black Holes Work
  • How Stars Work
  • How the Sun Works
  • How Hubble Space Telescope Works
  • How Solar Eclipses Work
  • How Comets Work
  • How Special Relativity Works

More Great Links

  • Imagine the Universe: What is the mass of Cygnus X-1?
  • Virtual Trips to Black Holes and Neutron Stars
  • Black Holes and Neutron stars
  • NASA's High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center: Black Holes
  • Cambridge University Relativity: Black Holes
VIDEO: Check out amazing videos of UFOs and the incredible universe. >>
Previous Page

All Things Science

10 Incredible Wind Power Facts
10 Incredible Wind Power Facts
10 Remarkable Exoplanets
10 Remarkable Exoplanets
Fact or Fiction: Earthquake Quiz
Fact or Fiction: Earthquake Quiz
Top 10 Things That Women Invented
Top 10 Things That Women Invented
Get in Touch With the Dark Arts
Get in Touch With the Dark Arts
Watch 100 Greatest Discoveries videos »

You Might Also Like

How is volcanic ash made?

Folks in Montana usually expect snow or rain to fall from the sky, not ash. But the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington flung ash across state lines. What is this gritty, gray stuff?

How do the Ig Nobel Prizes work?

Whether you invented a revolutionary pair of skivvies or a way to turn cow manure into vanilla flavoring, we have an award for you. The Ig Nobels are proving that science isn't all seriousness and superstring theory.

Popular Articles

  • Lye
  • Ernst Heinrich Haeckel
  • Charles Martin Hall
Inside this Article
  1. Introduction to What if we were next to a black hole?
  2. Types of Black Holes
  3. Black Hole Sun
  1. Lots More Information
  2. See all Astronomy Terms articles
Previous Page

Video Favorites

FPO
  • Robot Videos
  • Extreme Engineering Videos
  • 10 Ways The World Will End Videos
  • Space Station Videos

New HSW Games

FPO
  • Storm Tracker
  • Speed Match
  • Crab Fishing Game
  • Volcano Explorer
  • Lost in Migration
  • Word Bubbles
HOWSTUFFWORKS
  • Adventure
  • Auto
  • Culture
  • Entertainment
  • Health
  • Home & Garden
  • Lifestyle
  • Money
  • Science
  • Tech
MORE STUFF
  • Blogs
  • Games
  • HSW Tools
  • RSS
  • Maps
  • Podcasts
  • Quizzes
  • Newsletters
  • Video
OUR WEBSITES
  • Animal Planet
  • Consumer Guide Auto
  • Consumer Guide Products
  • Discovery Channel
  • Discovery Fit & Health
  • HSW Brazil
  • HSW China HowStuffWorks China
  • Investigation Discovery
  • Oprah Winfrey Network
  • Planet Green
  • Science Channel
  • TLC
  • Discovery Education
  • Store
CUSTOMER SERVICE
  • Advertising
  • Contact Us
  • Help
CORPORATE
  • About Us
  • Careers @ Discovery
  • Privacy Policy
  • Visitor Agreement
TAKE US WITH YOU
FOLLOW US
© 1998-2012 HowStuffWorks, Inc