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"Black Hole Sun" is a 1994 song by Chris Cornell of Soundgarden; the writer has said he's not sure himself exactly what the lyrics mean. The term "black hole" is used by astrophysicists to refer to an object with a gravitational field so strong that the escape velocity exceeds the speed of light. Our sun is actually too small to become a black hole; the minimum amount of mass required is somewhere between 150% and 300% of the sun's mass.

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How big would the sun be if it was a black hole?

Firstly our sun is too small to become a black hole. Only stars that are a million to a billion times our sun do this, because they burn through their fuel quickly, unlike our sun. A typical black hole has 3 times the mass of our sun


Can sun escape from a black hole?

No


Can a black hole consume a sun?

It depends on how big the black hole is. If the black hole is small enough it will evaporate into nothingness before it could have any effect on the Sun. However if the black hole didn't evaporate, and if it fell into the Sun, the entire Sun would gradually fall into the black hole.


Who sings black hole sun?

"Black Hole Sun" is a song by the band Soundgarden, with vocals performed by the band's lead singer, Chris Cornell.


If you had some rope the length or ten light years how long would it take a black hole to completely suck the rope in?

It depends on how much mass the black hole had. If the black hole had the mass of our Sun, it would take a long time, around a hundred million years. For a really big black hole, with a hundred million times the mass of our Sun (as is thought to exist in the centers of some galaxies), it would take about ten thousand years. One thing to remember is that at such great distances the gravity of a black hole acts like the gravity of anything else with that mass (e.g., if the Sun were magically turned into a black hole with the Sun's mass, the Earth would orbit as it always does. We'd just get cold without the Sun's radiation!). The weird effects you read about for black holes happen only very close in.

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Does the sun have an black hole like Jupiter?

No. There not a black hole on the sun or on Jupiter.


When was Black Hole Sun created?

Black Hole Sun was created in 1994-05.


Why does the sun's energy form a black hole?

The sun's energy has not formed a black hole.


Do black hole suck the sun?

In theory, yes, a black hole could suck up the sun.


Is the sun orbiting a black hole?

No, the sun is not orbiting a black hole. The sun is part of the Milky Way galaxy and orbits around the center of the galaxy, where there is a supermassive black hole called Sagittarius A.


Why is the sun considred a black hole?

First of all, our sun can not become a black hole, it is too small for that. However if a star is three times bigger than our sun, then yes it will become a black hole.


How big would the sun be if it was a black hole?

Firstly our sun is too small to become a black hole. Only stars that are a million to a billion times our sun do this, because they burn through their fuel quickly, unlike our sun. A typical black hole has 3 times the mass of our sun


How fat is a black hole?

A black hole can have anywhere between a few Sun masses, and several billion Sun masses (the so-called "supermassive black holes"). The diameter of the event horizon, if that's what you mean, is directly proportional to the black hole's mass - in other words, more massive black holes have a larger diameter.


Does the sun orbit a black hole in the center of our galaxy?

No, the sun does not orbit a black hole in the center of our galaxy. The sun orbits around the center of the Milky Way galaxy, where there is a supermassive black hole called Sagittarius A.


Does the sun travel around a black hole?

Yes, The sun and the solar system orbit the center of the galaxy where there is a black hole.


How big would the sun be if it collapsed into a black hole?

If the Sun collapsed into a black hole, it would be about 3 kilometers in diameter.


Will the sun become a black hole one day?

No. The sun does not have enough mass to become a black hole. When the sun dies it will become a white dwarf.