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Standard-Meet5543 t1_j9nlywk wrote

A planet could orbit a black hole like in interstellar, but I don't think time would be dilated on the planet. Time really wouldn't be dilated until you get very close to the black hole. I'm talking in generalities, I'm not really sure how far that distance would be. A planet orbiting a black hole wouldn't receive any heat or sunlight from the black hole, so I would imagine it would just be a cold world, not really hospitable to life.

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Standard-Meet5543 t1_j9nkpup wrote

I believe time dilation is significant only under very extreme gravity. I can't really vouch for how accurate Interstellar would be.... I would tend to think that a planet near a black hole where time dilation is strong just couldn't be compatible with life and I cannot imagine it surviving as a planet.

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