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Definition
A black hole is a place in space where gravity pulls so much that even light can
not get out. The gravity is so strong because matter has been squeezed into a tiny
space. This can happen when a star is dying.
Because no light can get out, people can't see black holes. They are invisible.
Space telescopes with special tools can help find black holes. The special tools
can see how stars that are very close to black holes act differently than other
stars. (Nasa.gov)
Their sizes
Black holes can be the size of one single atom or 20 times as big as the sun
(Stellar)
The largest black holes are called supermassive black holes which are more than
1 million suns together.
Interesting Facts
The Milky Way is likely orbiting a black hole
The closer you get to a black hole the slower time goes
If anything passes the point of no return (Event Horizon) it is impossible to escape
First candidate black hole was found in 1964 called Cygnus X-1
Black holes do not emit radiation themselves
Bibliography
http://space-facts.com/black-holes/
www.Nasa.gov
www.pbs.org