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	Q&A: Black Holes
                        
                    
            Q:
               Could a black hole in our galaxy ever be strong enough to suck
               our solar system into it?
                
               
               A:
               
               It would have to be so close that its gravity could overcome the
               orbital acceleration of our solar system around the center of
               the galaxy. That would be well within a light year, even for a
               million solar mass black hole, which we would definitely know
               about!
               
            
                
            
               
               
   
        



