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What would happen if I go into a black hole? Do you think I would disappear forever or would I still exist inside the black hole?

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Got a question about black holes? Let’s get to the bottom of these odd phenomena. Ask our black hole expert anything! 

Black holes are mystifying yet terrifying cosmic phenomena. Unfortunately, people have a lot of ideas about them that are more science fiction than science. Don’t worry! Our black hole expert, Jeremy Schnittman, will be answering your your questions in an Answer Time session on Wednesday, October 2 from 3pm - 4 pm ET here on NASA’s Tumblr! Make sure to ask your question now by visiting http://nasa.tumblr.com/ask!

Jeremy joined the Astrophysics Science Division at our Goddard Space Flight Center in 2010 following postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University. His research interests include theoretical and computational modeling of black hole accretion flows, X-ray polarimetry, black hole binaries, gravitational wave sources, gravitational microlensing, dark matter annihilation, planetary dynamics, resonance dynamics and exoplanet atmospheres. He has been described as a "general-purpose astrophysics theorist," which he regards as quite a compliment. 

Fun Fact: The computer code Jeremy used to make the black hole animations we featured last week is called "Pandurata," after a species of black orchid from Sumatra. The name pays homage to the laser fusion lab at the University of Rochester where Jeremy worked as a high school student and wrote his first computer code, "Buttercup." All the simulation codes at the lab are named after flowers.

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Out of all the theories and fantasies created around blackholes, which of them, in your opinion, do you think could come closest to reality?

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uhmm, can you tell me what exactly a black hole is? or what iy does? thanks, just really confused and curious on how it actually works.

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And that is a wrap!

Get sucked into the black hole excitement? Find out more about these unique objects and the missions we have to study them, here. 

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How does time work in a black hole?

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Is there such thing as a ‘gentle black hole’ (as in Interstellar) that would one day be a candidate for sending probes? Or is it a lost cause?

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What’s your favorite black hole fact that you like to share with people?

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Why are we studying them? What’s purpose of this field for us on earth?

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Science fiction sometimes makes it seem like it’s possible to live in a black hole. What is the truth behind this?

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What is the most interesting fact that you discovered about Black Holes? And what is the one you would most want to find out?

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What is the most fascinating thing about black hole research for you, personally?

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How do blackholes form and how do they move ?

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What would happen if a Black hole would be near the earth? What would be the consequences to humans?

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Is it at all possible to send a drone into a black hole and collect the data of what it’s like inside? If not, how close do you we are to possibly achieving that?

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What do *you* think is inside a black hole? Or If they sun was a black hole what would we see in the sky? Thanks!

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