Do you know about Black holes?
Black holes are fascinating astronomical objects with an incredibly strong gravitational pull from which nothing, not even light, can escape. Here’s a brief description of black holes.
Black holes are formed when massive stars exhaust their nuclear fuel and undergo gravitational collapse. The intense gravitational forces cause the star’s core to collapse inward, resulting in a singularity—a region of infinite density and zero volume.
Black holes have an event horizon, which is a boundary beyond which nothing can escape the gravitational pull. Once an object crosses the event horizon, it is considered to be inside the black hole and cannot be observed from outside.
Black holes have three main properties: mass, spin (angular momentum), and electric charge. Most black holes are expected to have no or very little charge and possess angular momentum due to the conservation of angular momentum during the star’s collapse.
Black holes warp space and time around them, creating a gravitational well. This effect is described by Einstein’s theory of general relativity. Time appears to slow down near a black hole, and space is severely curved.
Black holes continue to be an active area of study in astrophysics, and ongoing research aims to uncover more about their properties, formation, and their role in shaping the universe.