What would happen if a black hole entered our Solar System?

However, if the black hole passed directly through the Solar System, then things get immeasurably worse. At a distance 100,000 times greater than that between Earth and the Sun, the black hole would pass through the Oort Cloud. read more

Now if that black hole is larger, moves more slowly (so spends more time in the inner solar system, more time to do damage) or passes closer to the Earth, terrible things might happen. The black hole might disturb the Earth’s orbit severely, moving the Earth out of the “Goldilocks” zone altogether at least for part of the year. read more

Judgment Day. Clearly, the closer the black hole is, the worse the outcomes are for us. read more