We believe that the nearest black hole is V616 Monocerotis, which is about 3500 light years away.
Not really, but in a Galaxy next to the milky way there is alot of activity and possibly a black hole.
Obviously it is possible, but in the short term - or even for the next billion years or so - it is extremely unlikely for Earth to collide with a black hole.
No. The nearest one that we are currently aware of is about 1,600 light years away.
most likely in a long time but scientist are detecting black holes coming closer to earth.
No. There are no known black holes that would threaten Earth and the chances of one coming anywhere close even in the next few billion years are extraordinarily small.
Basically there is no "next stage". Well, it is believed that a black hole will evaporate, but that will take a long, long time.
First of all, every black hole has the same size ... its length, width, height, radius, depth, diameter, area, and volume are all zero. What varies from one black hole to another is their mass. Next, black holes don't reach out and grab things that happen to be passing by. Outside of the hole's "event horizon" it has the same influence as any other object with the same mass. Other bodies that pass a black hole at a distance at which they're moving slower than escape velocity will settle into orbit around the hole.
I believe what you are referring to is the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) built near CERN. The black hole idea came when scientists speculated on the possible outcome of the experiment. It was speculated that it would do anything from nothing at all to create a black hole that would destroy the earth.Unfortunately there was a major malfunction in one of the cooling pipes that cooled the magnets so it never actually ran properly. Repairs I believe are still on going.As to if it would create a black hole is any ones guess but i find it very unlikely.AnswerI am not sure there is a black hole machine, but if there was, it could possibly destroy earth. It depends on were they use it. they would probably take it out past the next orbit and set it off from earth. It would have to tear the fabric of space( witch is extremely hard and only happens after a supernova) and, obviously, leave a hole. It is a very complicated matter. If you want to know more, start a discussion page and i will help you out.
Most likely not. The chances of our solar system encountering a black hole even in the next few billion years is quite small.If there were a black hole on its way, though, we would not know about it.
It cannot be known if the earth will ever be destroyed by a blackhole. Certainly our sun could never become one as it does not have sufficient mass. Since the sun is a star. As some stars do when they die, they could turn into a blackhole. So the sun, when it dies, could possibly turn into a blackhole.
It is not likely, the nearest one is 1000s of light years away. The black hole that supposedly exists at the center of our galaxy hasn't eaten the solar system in 5 billion years, it's not likely to do so in the next 5 billion years. Especially since we live in the boondocks of the galaxy - it's outer rim. We all live in the suburbs of the Milky Way.
Well, by definition, you couldn't see a black hole if it were sitting next to you.However, be that as it may, and it most likely is, the answer to the unspokenintent of your question is "No". We can't even see the effects of the putativeblack hole at the center of our own galaxy, because the line of sight from usto that neighborhood is obscured by so much galactic gas and dust.