Spaceship Spitzer: Enemy Mine

While in battle around the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy, Dr. Michelle teaches IR-1 the science behind these giant singularities.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• science
• astronomy
• physics
• animation
• CG
• comedy
• funny
• fiction

[ananiasacts]

If two black holes of equal mass and equal speed collide head on (without orbiting each other) what happens to the kinetic energy of their motion? Would the mass of the resulting object be larger than the combined mass of the original two holes because their kinetic energy was converted into matter?

[SpitzerJim]

That's a very good question. Since physics get so weird inside and around black holes, I'm going to have to say that you've hit on a great topic for a doctoral dissertation. :)

[Armidillodude]

Is nasa coming up with spaceships that cant terraform yet?

[SpitzerJim]

NASA is doing research into all sorts of space technologies, so there's no way I could say what we are and aren't researching, but there's no active terraforming program. None of the planets or moons in our solar system would be good candidates for terraforming (Mercury and Venus are too hot and the Moon, Mars, and the outer planets' moons are too small) so it's not where our emphasis is.

[yootesa1515]

whats under a blackhole ?

[SpitzerJim]

There are a lot of theories, but there's a lot of research still to be done on that topic. It would make a great topic for your doctoral dissertation. :)

[simcity92]

They should show this on TV. I learned more about black holes now :D

[Devourer09]

I like this educational approach, it must have taken a while to make this episode though. As the mine gets sucked into the black whole shouldn't it be stretched like laffy taffy?

[Armidillodude]

oops I meant "can" terraform

[Kirbydude8]

This is cool!

[lightsuit]

completly nothing because everytjing that gets into a black hole gets destroyed and smashed well thats my theory maybe its the key to time travel but its to hard to understand

[NAMLegolas]

Well blackholes are not flat? I suppose matter won't compress in a flat form. anyways hope the LHC can produce some of those micro blackholes that will last for very little time, that way we will finally be able to observe a blackhole... right?