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Black Hole
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A region of spacetime where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape once it crosses the event horizon. Black holes are formed when massive stars collapse at the end of their lives.
Technical Specifications
Escape Velocity> Speed of light
Sagittarius A* Mass4 million solar masses
M87* Mass6.5 billion solar masses
TemperatureInversely proportional to mass
TypesStellar, Intermediate, Supermassive
First ImageM87* (April 2019)
Fascinating Facts
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Time slows down near a black hole
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The first black hole image was captured in 2019
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Sagittarius A* is the black hole at our galaxy's center
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Black holes can spin at nearly the speed of light
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They emit Hawking radiation (theoretical)
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The smallest black holes may be the size of an atom
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Supermassive black holes contain billions of solar masses
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Spaghettification occurs when falling into a black hole