Originally Posted By: Prometheus
 Originally Posted By: Uschi
Hey, I just saw the "Impossible Planet" one, and let me say it pissed me off. A planet CAN orbit a black hole. It isn't against the laws of physics. Cygnus X-1 is part of a binary star system; the other star still orbits it. also, there are PLANETS orbiting that black hole. Black Holes aren't magic.


I think the point was that something that small shouldn't have been able to sit that close to the Event Horizon without immediately being drawn in....


I know, I got that and got over it pretty quick, but I hate when people spout false science.

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