Nature of Primordial Black Holes: PBHs are hypothesized remnants from the early universe, formed shortly after the Big Bang. They can vary in mass, with some being comparable to asteroids
Researchers suggest that these small black holes could pass through our solar system, potentially affecting the orbits of planets and moons.
Orbital Disturbances: A study from MIT indicates that even a PBH with a mass similar to that of an asteroid could induce slight orbital disturbances if it ventures within two astronomical units of the Sun
Such disturbances might cause a "wobble" in the orbits of celestial bodies, shifting them by several feet. However, these changes would not lead to catastrophic consequences for Earth or its neighbors in the solar system.
Frequency of Encounters: The study posits that a PBH could cross through the inner solar system approximately once per decade.
While these encounters could produce detectable perturbations in orbital trajectories, they would be subtle and challenging to observe directly.
The gravitational influence of such small black holes would be minimal compared to the dominant forces in our solar system, and any changes would likely be too small to have catastrophic consequences.
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