Black Holes: The Universal Abyss
Regions of spacetime where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape.
Types of Black Holes
Stellar Black Holes
Formed by the collapse of individual massive stars. They are usually 5 to 20 times the mass of our Sun.
Supermassive Black Holes
Found at the center of most galaxies, including the Milky Way. They can be billions of times heavier than the Sun.
Intermediate Black Holes
The elusive "missing link" between stellar and supermassive types. Recent research confirms their existence.
Key Features
Event Horizon
The "point of no return." Beyond this boundary, the escape velocity required exceeds the speed of light.
Singularity
The core of a black hole where matter is crushed into a point of infinite density, and the laws of physics as we know them break down.