Why Scientists Want to Risk It All for a Black Hole

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What if we could send a spacecraft no bigger than a paperclip… straight into a black hole? :rocket::hole: Scientists are planning a bold mission to test the very limits of physics. Using powerful lasers to propel a nanocraft to a third of the speed of light, this century-long journey could finally reveal whether Einstein’s theories hold true—or if the universe has even stranger secrets waiting to be discovered. The cost? Up to £1 trillion. The risk? Everything we think we know about reality. WooGlobe Ref : WGA615776 For licensing and to use this video, please email licensing@wooglobe.com

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00:00Imagine building a spacecraft no bigger than a paper clip and sending it to a black hole.

00:05That's exactly what scientists now want to do.

00:07The plan? Use powerful Earth-based lasers to blast a tiny nanocraft to a third of the speed of light.

00:14If there's a black hole within 25 light years, it could reach it in under a century.

00:19The catch? This mission could cost up to 1 trillion pounds.

00:22And the tech we need doesn't even exist yet.

00:25But why go through all this trouble?

00:27Because black holes bend space and time in ways our current physics can't fully explain.

00:32Getting close enough could finally reveal if Einstein's theories hold up,

00:36or if the universe has even stranger secrets.

00:39It's risky. It's expensive. It could take 100 years.

00:43But if we succeed, we might just rewrite the laws of reality itself.

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