black hole

Example Sentences

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Let’s hope it doesn’t become a black hole.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

"The prospect of identifying inspiraling supermassive black hole binaries years before future space-based gravitational wave detectors come online is extremely exciting," concludes Professor Kocsis.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

When galaxies collide and eventually combine, their central black holes can become gravitationally bound, forming what scientists call a supermassive black hole binary.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

Although astronomers have identified some widely separated supermassive black hole pairs, finding those that orbit much closer together has proven far more difficult.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

All around it, water curved into a funnel, like light around a black hole.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan