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black hole

[blak hohl] / ˈblæk ˈhoʊl /
NOUN
abyss
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In other cases, the black hole appears relatively quiet for months or even years before suddenly producing a detectable radio outflow.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

They also offer astronomers a more reliable way to anticipate one of the universe's most dramatic phenomena: the moment a black hole begins launching a powerful jet into space.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

As material spirals toward a black hole, not all of it necessarily disappears beyond the event horizon, the boundary past which nothing can escape.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

Material falling toward a black hole, for example, often forms a swirling disk around it before moving inward.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

Shadows slipped toward it, as if it were a black hole of pure evil.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia


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