Black Holes: Cosmic Monsters

Imagine a supermassive star, many times larger than our Sun. When it runs out of fuel, it can’t hold itself up anymore. Instead of gently fading away, it collapses inward with incredible force. This creates a super-dense point in space called a singularity.

The gravity around this singularity becomes so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape. This area is called a black hole. It’s like a cosmic vacuum cleaner, sucking in everything that comes too close. While we can’t see black holes directly, we can observe their effects on nearby stars and gas.

It’s important to note that this is a simplified explanation, and there are many complex aspects to black hole formation and behavior.