Will we get sucked

[bender008]

Will our solar system one day reach the center of our galaxy and get sucked into a black hole

 

[vogon13]

A black hole might catch up with us before we get there.<br /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#ff0000"><strong>TPTB went to Dallas and all I got was Plucked !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#339966"><strong>So many people, so few recipes !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#0000ff"><strong>Let's clean up this stinkhole !!</strong></font> </p> </div>

 

[bender008]

still doesn't answer my question is our Solar System getting closer to the center of the galaxy or is that some sort of stupid thought some one came up wih

 

[vogon13]

Technically, the solar systems orbit around the galaxy is decaying. But the time scale is rather longish.<br /><br />Hence, the possibility of a black hole nailing us prior to the central galactic black hole doing the same.<br /><br />Any black hole that did nail us prior to the galactic central one, would eventually get slurped up by the central one anyhow. <br /><br />Not that you would notice at that point.<br /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#ff0000"><strong>TPTB went to Dallas and all I got was Plucked !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#339966"><strong>So many people, so few recipes !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#0000ff"><strong>Let's clean up this stinkhole !!</strong></font> </p> </div>

 

[Saiph]

the answer: No. The only time any significant "decay" of an orbit occurs is during close passes where a) friction with atmospheres bleeds off velocity b) tidal stresses mess with things, or c) graviational radiation occurs (really close...really big objects).<br /><br />So, unless something big comes by the sun, and whips it into the core of the galaxy...it isn't gonna happen. Especially <i>before</i> the sun dies of old age. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p align="center"><font color="#c0c0c0"><br /></font></p><p align="center"><font color="#999999"><em><font size="1">--------</font></em></font><font color="#999999"><em><font size="1">--------</font></em></font><font color="#999999"><em><font size="1">----</font></em></font><font color="#666699">SaiphMOD@gmail.com </font><font color="#999999"><em><font size="1">-------------------</font></em></font></p><p><font color="#999999"><em><font size="1">"This is my Timey Wimey Detector.  Goes "bing" when there's stuff.  It also fries eggs at 30 paces, wether you want it to or not actually.  I've learned to stay away from hens: It's not pretty when they blow" -- </font></em></font><font size="1" color="#999999">The Tenth Doctor, "Blink"</font></p> </div>

 

[vogon13]

'Rather longish' being my way of tipping off the reader.<br /><br />Gravitational radiation is indeed what I was refering to. It is noticable at short ranges as you indicated. It is operable accross the universe.<br /><br />I think the time scale for the solar systems 'death spiral' is around 10^25 years.<br /><br />Rather longish, actually.<br /><br /><img src="/images/icons/rolleyes.gif" /><br /><br /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#ff0000"><strong>TPTB went to Dallas and all I got was Plucked !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#339966"><strong>So many people, so few recipes !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#0000ff"><strong>Let's clean up this stinkhole !!</strong></font> </p> </div>

 

[alokmohan]

Saiph is clear and correct.Dont worry.Have nice time.

 

[dark_energy]

You may want to only create <b>one</b> topic on this matter. Your other thread was answered by another poster in 'Ask the Astronomer'. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[pirx_the_pilot]

Before that happens I hear Andromeda is gonna tear us a new one. Its the closest galaxy and is flying toward us as at a high rate of speed. Its big black hole may get sucked into ours to make an even bigger one. But there will be a lot of damage to our galaxy first. Stars will get thrown this way and that. Some will get tossed toward the middle. some will get totally booted out of the milky Way. Since we are out near the edge our star could be one of those that gets kicked out. That is suppose to happen before the sun goes big and red and eats the Earth.<br /><br />Hey maybe theyre wrong tho. Andromeda will miss us and grab a few stars as it runs by us. Still could mean something important for us. Tear us free of the Milky Way an send us out into intergalactic space. Maybe we will end up in a close by dwarf galaxy or Magellan Cloud.

 

[thermionic]

<br />Hey Pirx, what do you fly?