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How the Universe Works: Solar System Destroyer
A black hole passing through our solar sytem would overwhelm the sun's gravity, scatter moons, asteroids, and planets and devour everything in its path including our Earth.
Added: Apr 22, 2010
Views: 89029 Views
Runtime: 01:44
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