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Could the Earth be swallowed by a black hole? - Fabio Pacucci

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From asteroids capable of destroying entire species to supernovae that could exterminate life on Earth, outer space has no shortage of forces that could wreak havoc on our planet. But there’s something in space that is even more terrifying than any of these -- something that wipes out everything it comes near. Fabio Pacucci examines the probability of Earth being gobbled up by a black
hole.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Fabio Pacucci
Director
Eva Cvijanovic
Narrator
Addison Anderson
Animator
Eva Cvijanovic, Fred Casia, Elise Simard
Content Producer
Gerta Xhelo
Editorial Producer
Alex Rosenthal
Associate Producer
Bethany Cutmore-Scott, Elizabeth Cox
Script Editor
Alex Rosenthal
Fact-Checker
Brian Gutierrez

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