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black hole

[blak hohl] / ˈblæk ˈhoʊl /
NOUN
abyss
Synonyms


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Most galaxies contain a supermassive black hole at their center.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

A single supermassive black hole can dramatically magnify a background star, but only when the alignment is almost perfect.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

M88 is classified as an active galaxy because a supermassive black hole at its center is actively consuming gas and dust.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

Every time she hands her children over to their father, she said, it feels like they’re being sucked into a black hole.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

The curvature of space gets greater and greater as you approach a black hole, and it never bottoms out.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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