It seems that the closest known black hole is at a distance of about 3000 light-years.
The closest known black hole is at a distance of about 3000 light-years. And no, there is no immediate risk.
The closest known black hole to Earth is about 1,000 light-years away in the constellation of Monoceros. It is known as V616 Monocerotis or A0620-00. It is a stellar-mass black hole formed from the remnants of a massive star.
I believe the closest black hole is in the center of the Milky Way galaxy... But is a black hole a dark hole? Hmm.
The closest known black hole is at a distance of about 3000 light-years; it seems likely that black holes closer than this will be found eventually.
The closest known black hole to Earth is over 1,000 light-years away, so the likelihood of another black hole getting near Earth in the foreseeable future is extremely low. Additionally, the vast distances and rare occurrences of black holes make it highly improbable for one to come into close proximity to our planet.
No, we have not seen any evidence of a black hole in our solar system.
In April 2008 NASA discovered the smallest black hole ever. The black hole, called XTE J1650-500, is15 miles across. It is located in Ara, a constellation in the Milky Way Galaxy.
There are many black holes in the universe .Scientists believe that there might be a black hole in the centre of our Milky Way galaxy which is about 25,000 light years from earth, and that that is why it rotates about its axis.
If a black hole came close to our Earth, it would most definitely suck it in. But we wouldn't have much to worry about, since the x-rays radiating from the accretion disk surrounding a black hole would kill all life on our planet long before the black hole got here.
There are no known planets in the vicinity of a black hole.
Very small. Earth has so far survived this for ca. 4-5 billion years; also, the closest known black hole is at a distance of about 3000 light-years.
A black hole can,but it is very rare for a black hole big enough to swallow Earth.