Black Holes

A black hole is a region of space where the gravitational pull is so strong that not even light can escape from it. Black holes are formed when massive stars collapse under their own gravity, creating an extremely dense and small point known as a singularity.

There are different types of black holes: stellar, supermassive, and intermediate black holes. Stellar black holes are formed from the remnants of massive stars, while supermassive black holes are believed to reside at the centers of galaxies, including our Milky Way.

Despite being invisible, black holes can be detected by their effects on nearby matter, such as stars or gas, as they pull in material, creating what is known as an accretion disk. The intense gravitational forces around black holes can also bend light, creating phenomena such as gravitational lensing.