Black Hole - A point of no return
What is a black hole? A black hole is a place in space wherein anything can get swallowed up and no substance (including light) can escape from it. In fact, any type of matter that goes into a black hole increases its mass. Matter is present in almost everything like air, pillows, water, etc. Some examples of things that are not matter are sound and light. Read my ‘States of Matter’ blog to find out more about matter. How are black holes formed? There are 4 ways in which a black hole can be formed: A black hole is formed at the end of a star’s lifetime. The star has to be more than 10 times bigger than our sun to become a black hole. Normally, there are forces inside the core that keeps it from collapsing due to its own gravity. Simply put, the core of a big star has hydrogen atoms which collide to form helium which have energy that balances the core. These helium atoms turn into other elements which again creates energy. This process happens until all the hydrogen in a star turns in...