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[[File:BlackHole.png|right|300px|thumb|An artist's impression of a '''black hole''' with [[matter]] spiraling in towards it.]]
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===Meaning===
 
===Meaning===
 
A '''black hole''' is the last stage in a [[High Mass Star|high mass star's]] life in which the core has collapsed into a point so small that the [[gravity]] becomes so intense that not even [[light]] can escape.
 
A '''black hole''' is the last stage in a [[High Mass Star|high mass star's]] life in which the core has collapsed into a point so small that the [[gravity]] becomes so intense that not even [[light]] can escape.

Revision as of 14:16, 13 March 2019

Key Stage 4

An artist's impression of a black hole with matter spiraling in towards it and a jet of plasma sent out the top due to the extremely intense magnetic field.

Meaning

A black hole is the last stage in a high mass star's life in which the core has collapsed into a point so small that the gravity becomes so intense that not even light can escape.

About Black Holes

Only the most massive stars become black holes.
Black holes can be very small, only a few kilometers across, but they are extremely massive.