What are black holes?

Question

How they are formed, what they do, where they are, and their special features.

Answer 1

Here's a great resource that will really help (not a joke in poor taste). It's a list of Black Hole FAQs given in understandable language.

http://cosmology.berkeley.edu/Education/BHfaq.html

Answer 2

black holes are created when massive stars die and collapse under their own mass resulting in an object so dense and with a gravitational field so strong, nothing can escape it, not even light. in the center of our galaxy there's a huge black hole called a supermassive black hole. there are 2 types of black holes: rotating and non rotating either with or without an electric charge. when a rotating black hole attracts matter if creates an incandescent disc around it and it could create jets of hot gas which are perpendicular to the disc.

Answer 3

A black hole is said to be the result of the collapse of a neutron star of about two solar masses.
The surface gravity would be such that one would have to exceed the speed of light to escape it's surface.
It is a very logical entity that just may not be able to exist.

Answer 4

black holes are collapse stars, they have a very powerful gravitational force not even light can escape,
yes thats right not even light
there are a few in our solar system but dont know where exactly.

Answer 5

it when stars collapse into itself after they die. they gain an enormous gravitational force that not even light can escape and once any matter is pulled into it it is desinagrated there is quiet a few of them in our universe and eventually our own sun is going to be swallowed by one.

Answer 6

I don't know, ask my ex. He likes taking it in his black hole. ha. ha.

Answer 7

black holes are black holes....DUH!!!