The future of Humankind and what about Black Holes?
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Two Astronomy Questions, site reference if used, no minimum or max word count just enough to justify the answer.
1) Do you think it is likely that the human race will continue to exist until the Sun begins to expand into a red giant? Explain why or why not.
2) Provide an example of popular culture's use of the term black hole. Why do you think a mysterious idea as that of a black hole has captured the public imagination?
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So the question really is will humans survive for the next 7 billion years, or so? First of all, we need to look at how humanity can kill itself off. The United States just celebrated(?) 50 years of the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM/nukes). This is definitely proof that we can keep peace with these weapons ... but it is also a way for our undoing ...
Disney's 1979 movie, "The Black Hole" ...
I believe that the reason this object(?) has captured the public's imagination is because of the mystery ...
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1) Do you think it is likely that the human race will continue to exist until the Sun begins to expand into a red giant? Explain why or why not.
So the question really is will humans survive for the next 7 billion years, or so? First of all, we need to look at how humanity can kill itself off. The United States just celebrated(?) 50 years of the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM/nukes). This is definitely proof that we can keep peace with these weapons ... but it is also a way for our undoing. Next, is conventional war ... however, this type of war has been going on since the beginning of humankind ... not a likely end to civilization as we know it. I think the biggest "astronomical" issue would be climate, and ...
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