What happens when two wormholes collide?

When two wormholes collide, they could produce ripples in space-time that ricochet off themselves. Future instruments could detect these gravitational “echoes,” providing evidence that these hypothetical tunnels through space-time actually exist, a new paper suggests.

What happens if a wormhole meets a black hole?

As long as a wormhole has a greater mass than any black hole it encounters, it should remain stable. If a wormhole encounters a larger black hole, the black hole may disrupt the wormhole’s exotic matter enough to destabilize the wormhole, causing it to collapse and likely form a new black hole, Gabella said.

What happens if you get stuck in a wormhole?

If you enter a smaller wormhole in space without any kind of protection and technology that allows it safely all things again would be disintegrated down to the quantum level.

What happens if a wormhole collapses?

What happens to a wormhole at the end of its journey?

The consequences of such a finale depend on the completely speculative properties of the exotic matter found in the wormhole’s throat. One possibility is that the black hole has effectively increased the mass of the wormhole and the wormhole may not possess enough exotic matter to keep stable.

Is there a connection between black holes and wormholes?

Although this means the direct connection between the black holes is shorter than the wormhole connection—and therefore the wormhole travel is not a shortcut—the theory gives new insights into quantum mechanics.

What happens to a black hole when it stops falling in?

In this scenario, eventually the black hole would stop falling in and out of the wormhole and settle near its throat. The consequences of such a finale depend on the completely speculative properties of the exotic matter found in the wormhole’s throat.

Do wormholes exist in science fiction?

If characters in science fiction aren’t taking months or years to travel between worlds, a wormhole is likely the reason. Too bad, then, that as far as we know, the things don’t exist. Oh, wormholes could exist. We just don’t know whether they actually do.