Why are black holes so strong?
Black holes are strong because lots of stuff is squished into a tiny space.
Pip’s answer
- Black holes are strong because lots of stuff is squished into a tiny space.
- A black hole can be as heavy as many suns put together!
- Its gravity pulls so hard that even light can't get away.
- Scientists think a giant black hole sits in the middle of our star family!
For grown-ups
A black hole forms when a huge amount of mass is packed into an incredibly small space, often when a giant star collapses. Its gravity is so strong that past a boundary called the event horizon, nothing, not even light, can escape. A supermassive black hole called Sagittarius A* sits at the center of our Milky Way.
Ask your child: What would you name a black hole if you discovered one?
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