Black holes . Despite their names , the enigmatic objects are paired of asinine . They are some of the universe ’s dense object , with masses ranging from the size of stars to several hundred million stars . Their gravitational fields are so acute that not even luminousness can escape them at a certain point , leave us hopelessly guessing at how reality manifests itself beyond their event horizons .
It ’s no wonder , then , that bleak holes capture the imagination . They are throw , electrifying , and full of closed book we ’ve yet to learn about physics and blank space . So without further ado , let ’s dive into some vista of grim pickle you may not have known before .
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An artist’s impression of GRB 221009A, which may have heralded the birth of a black hole.Image: NASA/Swift/Cruz deWilde
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