From a Simple Paperclip to a 100-Year Journey: The Mission to Challenge Black Holes.

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A 100-year journey on a chip the size of a paperclip. This is the bold proposal to explore a black hole. Propelled by a laser from Earth, it aims to test Einstein's theory of relativity. Are we ready for this odyssey? Travel to a black hole on a ship the size of a paperclip? It's no longer just science fiction. A new plan seeks to use an Earth-based laser to power this micromission and unlock the universe's greatest secrets. #Universe #HumanCuriosity#ScienceFiction#Physics #BlackHole

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00:00The Paperclip's Journey to the Heart of a Black Hole

00:03For a long time, the direct exploration of black holes has been a science fiction dream.

00:09These cosmic enigmas with gravity so intense that not even light can escape

00:13have been an impenetrable frontier for science.

00:17Although we know they form from the collapse of massive stars,

00:20much of their nature, especially inside their event horizon, remains a mystery.

00:24But an ambitious plan from Fudan University seeks to change this reality.

00:28The proposal is bold.

00:30To explore a black hole with a microchip the size of a paperclip,

00:34this vessel weighing only a few grams would be equipped with a microchip and a 10-square-meter solar sail.

00:40Its propulsion would be equally revolutionary.

00:43A gigantic laser system on Earth would direct its beams towards the sail,

00:47accelerating the probe to a third of the speed of light.

00:50The first challenge is to find the perfect target, the closest known black hole.

00:55Gaia BH-1 is a daunting 1560 light-years away, far too distant.

01:02However, scientists believe another, much closer one could exist at only 20 to 25 light-years away.

01:09The research team plans to locate it in the next decade using advanced detection techniques.

01:13If a target 20 light-years away is found, the journey itself would be a monumental undertaking.

01:19The microchip would take approximately 70 years to reach its destination.

01:24Once there, the collected information would take two more decades to be transmitted back to Earth.

01:29Raising the total mission duration to an impressive period of between 80 and 100 years.

01:35The scientific potential of this mission is enormous.

01:38The goal is to meticulously measure the ship's orbit near the black hole

01:42to find any deviations from Einstein's theories of general relativity in the most extreme cosmic environment.

01:50Furthermore, it is expected to definitively confirm the existence of the event horizon

01:54and verify whether fundamental constants of physics remain invariant in regions of intense gravity.

02:01These findings could open up new avenues for understanding the limits of our universe.

02:05Despite the immense potential, the project faces formidable obstacles,

02:10such as its astronomical budget of nearly 1 trillion euros for the laser system alone.

02:15However, the researchers are inspired by recent achievements that once seemed impossible,

02:20such as the detection of gravitational waves or the first image of a black hole.

02:25This journey, propelled by eclipsized ship and Earth-based lasers,

02:29is more than just a scientific mission.

02:31It is a testament to the unyielding human curiosity

02:35and our eternal quest to unravel the deepest mysteries of the cosmos.

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