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black hole

[blak hohl] / ˈblæk ˈhoʊl /
NOUN
abyss
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"Knowledge is power and the last thing you want is to sit in this big black hole - and that is what people tell us they experience at the moment," Binnington adds.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

Even if a black hole could divide, the two resulting objects would need to move far enough apart to avoid immediately merging again.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

However, the researchers found that the situation could change dramatically when a black hole spins at an exceptionally high speed.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

These movements leave recognizable signatures in the spectrum of light, allowing astronomers to detect black hole activity even when the objects themselves cannot be seen directly.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

Seeing those letters, that big, fat money prize, I felt like I’d been falling into some deep, hopeless black hole, and the universe looked at me and said, Not yet, Natalie.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller


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