2007-03-18 09:07:32 · 5 answers · asked by Sean 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
A 'black hole' is a region of space within which matter is so densly packed that the escape velocity is greater than the speed of light. Once trapped inside the so-called 'event horizon' or 'Schwarzchild Radius', nothing is ever able to escape the gravitational force of a black hole.
Doug
2007-03-18 09:27:22 · answer #1 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Black hole is a sun that collapsed and created a black hole in the center of a Galaxy .It furnishes the gravity well that could be many light years across.
2007-03-18 18:17:27 · answer #2 · answered by JOHNNIE B 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a collapsed star. The area becomes intense with gravity and basically acts as a vacuum sucking all matter around it into it.
2007-03-18 16:39:48 · answer #3 · answered by Samarama 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A product of man's fertile imagination. They don't exist in reality. The stuff of science fiction only.
2007-03-18 18:59:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is believed that they are caused by large stars collapsing down on themsleves.
2007-03-18 16:39:33 · answer #5 · answered by ericscribener 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋