NASA's Guide To Black Hole Safety

Have you ever thought about visiting a black hole? We sure hope not. However, if you're absolutely convinced that a black hole is your ideal vacation spot, watch this video before you blast off to learn more about them and (more importantly) how to stay safe.

You can also click the link below to download a handy safety brochure, watch short clips to learn different things about black holes, and even get some short glimpses into the lives of black holes and the explorers that want to visit them.

Hope you enjoy your trip, and please...stay safe out there.

Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Chris Smith (USRA): Lead Producer
Chris Smith (USRA): Lead Animator
Chris Smith (USRA): Lead Writer
Travis C. Fischer (USRA): Lead Scientist
Jeanette Kazmierczak (University of Maryland College Park): Lead Science Writer

Follow NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center

[jerry]

“Don’t” can be applied to most space objects.

[madmettlepants]

Nasa: DO NOT GO
Everyone else: *Laughs in Interstellar*

[invertedgames]

the one-eyed alien used binoculars to see a black hole. There are a few layers of irony there

[shraiwi]

Raid a black hole:
They can't stop all of us

[ChrisNinjaEagle]

*now this is how you get people interested in space*

[welldonetothe]

Geez, type three civilizations gotta flex at us with their safety videos

[AZ-jhlt]

we haven't even colonised mars and NASA already has a black hole safety guide.

[FoxBlocksHere]

*Next video: "The Earth is Round. Deal With It."*

[letsgetoutsidenow]

Best video explaining black holes in under 3 min, love the method. I would greatly appreaciate seeing more stuff like this please and thank you.

[miriamlogan]

I like how the black hole looks so impassive about everything that happens.

[LAUNCH_REBEL]

I love how multifaceted NASA is. Many believe you need to be a rocket scientist or have a massive brain to work for them, but this is not true. If your dream is to be a part of the NASA family, go for it! There are so many opportunities in so many fields that yes, include an animating team for this video! Great stuff!

[soulnickos]

2019: Typhoon Hunters
3019: Black Hole Raiders

[mygaffer]

After hearing about spaghettification I decided to go and fall into a black hole.
You see I love pasta.

[raz]

NASA: _Don't go the blackhole for a vacation_

Me: _Ah shih, There goes my weekend plans!_

[roshgilluw]

black hole comes 50, 000 light years near earth.
earth: why do i hear boss music?

[corey]

Narrator: Don’t
Alien: *holds up “I heart black holes flag”*
Narrator: AM I A JOKE TO YOU?

[particles]

This is great but he should have brought a towel.

[misceryyt]

0:01 On the bottom right corner of the title card it said “No, seriously, what’s wrong with you?”

[flyingbicycles]

How to achieve immortality:
Step one: find a supermassive black hole
Step two: fall in
See, you don’t get spagettied in a supermassive black hole until you are well within the event horizon, so you will pass through unfazed. To the entire universe, your time will slow down infinitely as you approach the event horizon until you stop on the surface (making the horizon a wee bit bigger). Since you didn’t die before you fell in, and you never fell in, you live until the black hole decays in googol years. Practically immortal!
Never mind the fact that time will progress normally for you and the moment you enter the event horizon you will no longer be able to think/feel anything because every particle in you body can only go down, killing you instantly.

[NickolasFaz]

"I love black holes" is a very...provocative statement.