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What happens if you put a black hole into the sun? (phys.org)
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[โ€“] elbarto777@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It depends on the mass. I guess I have to RTFA.

[โ€“] MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Exactly - a stellar-mass black hole would orbit inside consuming matter slowly (taking millions of years to eat the sun), while a supermassive one would just swollow our sun instantly like a cosmic snack.