Submitted by stealth941 t3_10f735i in askscience
BDT81 t1_j4x5k6w wrote
Reply to comment by stealth941 in Whats stopping us from sending a probe into a black hole if we haven't already? by stealth941
>I'm willing to take that chance for future generations
All of recorded human history would not cover 1/10 of the time this journey would take. Being optimistic, I would hope that whatever we send today would be considered beyond an ancient, obsolete relic before it arrived at a black hole.
Additionally, the speed of this probe is actually the easiest problem. Then it has to be constructed to endure the massive gravity that will tear it apart on a molecular level. Then, we have to figure out how to transmit any data back from something that doesn't let light escape.
stealth941 OP t1_j4xdjp2 wrote
Yh sounds insanely complex
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