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Can only stars become black holes or can other planets and massive objects become them too?
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∙ 8y ago
Theoretically, a massive enough cloud of gas or dust, too massive to form stars, could collapse into a black hole. This is one ideas as to how the supermassive black holes in the cores of galaxies may have formed. Planets and other such objects cannot become black holes because they do not have enough force to completely collapse. Once it forms, a planet is about as compressed as it will ever be.
Wiki User
∙ 8y ago
Typically, only massive stars can become black holes. When these stars exhaust their nuclear fuel, they can collapse under their own gravity to form a black hole. Planets and other objects are not massive enough to undergo this process and become black holes.
Wiki User
∙ 14y agoNo. The black hole is the last stage and it can take 10 to the 61st power x 13 billion years to die. (I don't know how else to type that)
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∙ 8y agoYes. A black hole can only form if gravity overcomes all opposing forces. Only massive stars have enough mass for this to happen.
Wiki User
∙ 8y agoNo planet has enough mass. A black hole is the result of gravity overcoming all opposing forces, resulting in complete collapse. No planet has enough mass for this to happen.
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Will an object that is pulled into a black hole become more massive?
no
If 2 black holes join together what hole will it become?
A more massive black hole.
When did Pluto become a black hole?
Pluto has not become a black hole. Pluto is a dwarf planet located in our solar system, while black holes are objects formed from the remnants of massive stars that have collapsed under their own gravity.
Do medium size stars become black holes true or false?
False. Only the most massive stars will become black holes.
Will other planets like Mars and Jupiter ever become black holes?
Planets will never become black holes. They don't even have enough mass to undergo nuclear fusion, let alone form iron cores that are neccecary for supernova. in technicality here, if a planet like the earth were to be compressed down to the size of a tennisball, but retain all of its mass, it too would become a miniture black hole, but only for the time that the machinery that put it in this place were still active upon it. If left alone, a planet-massed black hole would instantaneously expand, losing its blackhole status.
Can planets become black holes?
The only thing that can end up a black hole is a star with about ten times more mass than our Sun. Planets are nowhere near that massive.
Can only stars become black holes.... or can other planets and massive objects become them too?
No - so far there is no body that is or was not a star that has enough mass (at least 3x our Sun) to become a blackhole. A planet doesn't have the internal energy to build up the gravitational field, comets etc are just not big enough.
Are black holes born from dying planets?
No, planets are not nearly massive enough to become black holes. Any object with more than about 80 times the mass of Jupiter would begin fusing hydrogen in its core, so it would be a star, not a planet. Even then, it would still not be massive enough to form a black hole.
Do only planets exert gravity?
No, all objects with mass exert gravity, not just planets. Stars, moons, asteroids, and even our own bodies all have gravitational pull. The strength of the gravitational force depends on both the mass of the object and the distance between objects.
Will Pluto become a black hole?
No. Pluto is nowhere near massive enough to become a black hole.
What has the most gravity in the universe?
Black holes are known to have the most intense gravitational pull in the universe due to their incredibly dense mass and compact size. Their gravity is so strong that not even light can escape from them.
Will an object that is pulled into a black hole become more massive?
no
Can a black hole produce energy?
Sure. Do some reading on quasars - they are among the brightest objects in the universe. Also consider that black holes accelerate gases in their accretion disk, and that as these gases cross the even horizon, they have become so hot that they emit X-rays. The massive gravity of the black hole produces massive acceleration.
Do massive stars become neutron stars?
Some massive stars will become neutron stars. When massive stars die they will either become neutron stars or black holes depending on how much mass is left behind.
If 2 black holes join together what hole will it become?
A more massive black hole.
What are some objects with a lot of mass?
Some examples of objects with a lot of mass include planets, stars, black holes, and large celestial bodies like galaxies.
Which objects contain super massive black holes?
As best we can determine, every galaxy has one in its center.
