Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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How close can a spacecraft safely orbit a black hole? Compare deadly stellar-mass black holes with gentler supermassive giants, and see how extreme orbits could give future ships enormous speed boosts.

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