50 AMAZING FACTS ABOUT BLACK HOLES

Few things are as universally awe-inspiring and terrifying as black holes. These invisible behemoths are the great architects and the great destroyers of the universe

Laura Mears

“As stars age, the fuel eventually starts to run out” 1 MANY BLACK HOLES STARTED LIFE AS STARS Stars spend their entire lifetimes resisting gravitational collapse. Their enormous masses mean that their gas is continually pulled towards their cores, but instead of collapsing down, atoms collide and fuse, releasing explosive atomic energy. Radiation pushes outwards against gravity, holding the star open as a glowing ball of gas. As stars age, more and more of the atoms are fused, creating heavier and heavier elements, and eventually the fuel starts to run out. Without the outwards push, the balance is tipped in favour of gravity and the star begins to collapse. For small stars, such as the Sun, the collapse is incomplete, and repelling forces manage to hold the last glowing embers…

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