Black holes
- objects of extreme density with such strong gravitational attraction, that even light cannot escape
- formed by the collapse of individual stars
- small black holes and the more popular supermassive black holes
- thought to lie at the center of each universe
- gather mass from dust and gas around them
- "event horizon" is boundary around mouth of black hole where light loses its ability to escape
- objects aren't sucked into black holes, they fall into them
Worm holes
- a theoretical entity in which space-time curvature connects two distant locations or times
- not traveling faster than light, but taking a short cut through the fourth dimension, hyperspace
- in theory, they would collapse before anything could travel through them, but still most loved physical phenomena by sci-fi authors
- recent calculations suggest we may be able to prevent collapse of worm holes by using "exotic matter", which contains negative energy
So, what do you think? Do you believe worm holes exist? Would you take the chance and travel through space or time by worm hole?
Bio:
Jessica Subject is the author of contemporary and science fiction romance, ranging from sweet to erotica. In her stories, you could meet clones, or a sexy alien or two. You may even be transported to another planet for a romantic rendezvous.When Jessica isn't reading, writing, or doing dreaded housework, she likes to get out and walk. Fast. But she just may slow down if there is a waterfall nearby.
Jessica lives in Ontario, Canada with her husband and two energetic children. And she loves to hear from her readers. You can find her at jessicasubject.com and on twitter @jsubject.
7 comments:
I have to say, I'd take a chance on jumping through a wormhole. But maybe in another ten or twenty years. :P
I totally believe! But not sure I'd go through. Always happy to send characters through things though. Grin
I'd go, but I'd say goodbye to everyone first.
Pippa - Yes, I'd have to agree with you. Gotta wait until the kids are grown up. :)
Pauline - Let's send a lot of characters through them. :)
Liza - Because we don't know what's on the other side. :)
Stephen Hawking once suggested that wormholes may be occurring all the time on a quantum level. There's no physical law I know of that says they can't exist, and Brian Greene (Quantum Physicist at NYU) seems to think it may be possible to make one if we can manipulate certain quantum particles... So I bet they are not only possible, but will be a reality for us all in the next 50-100 years. -But maybe that's wishful thinking.
Hello, Mike! There are many things I would like to see in my time, and one of them is deep space travel. Maybe it will be through worm holes. :)
I'm a Scaper. Bring on the wormholes!! I use a variation on wormholes for the FTL travel in my SFR universe.
If Crichton is the pilot, I'm definitely ready for a wild wormhole ride.
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