• Question: What is a black hole? How is it made?

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      Asked by Jodie??? to Daniela ?, ☣ Danna, Jonny, Juan, Lindsay on 17 Jun 2016.
      • Photo: Jonathan Hunter

        Jonathan Hunter answered on 17 Jun 2016:

        This is not my area of expertise but I’ll give it a go.
        Black hole is a super dense collection of matter that can bend space-time. Once something gets too close to it, it can never escape including light. (Although, Steven Hawking has recently been talking about how information can escape – well beyond my understanding!)
        They are made when a star dies and collapses in on it’s self forming a black hole.

      • Photo: Lindsay Robinson

        Lindsay Robinson answered on 18 Jun 2016:

        Hi Jodie. This isn’t my are either. It sounds like Jonny has it covered though.

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