What Is a Black Hole? The Terrifying Space Monster That Eats Everything!
What is a black hole? It’s one of the strangest and most fascinating objects in space. A black hole is like a cosmic vacuum, sucking in everything nearby—even light. These mysterious giants form when massive stars collapse in on themselves. Once something crosses the event horizon, there’s no way out.
Black holes aren’t just invisible holes in space. At their core lies a gravitational singularity—a point so dense, the laws of physics break down. Some, called supermassive black holes, are millions of times heavier than the Sun and sit at the centre of galaxies. So, how do they work? And what really happens if you fall into one?
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