The Facts About Black Holes

Black holes are incredible phenomenon and while most are thousands upon thousands of light years away from Earth, we can easily find them in a whole host of movies, TV shows, books, etc. If you are fascinated by black holes, you should definitely visit the Smithsonian Magazine site to read the current article on the subject.

What is a Black Hole?
For those that are not that familiar with black holes, these phenomenons are extremely interesting and incredibly powerful. In fact, their true power is very difficult to comprehend, because they border on the most powerful forces in the universe. Black holes were once stars- similar to our sun. These stars burnt up all of their fuel and are no longer able to complete nuclear reactions. Stars in this phase can no longer push out energy and since stars have their own gravity and are extremely dense, they start to push inwards onto themselves- forcing the star to implode.

Creating an Immense Force
When a star implodes onto itself, an amazing amount of gravitational force creates an incredibly dense object. This once super large star- usually much bigger than our sun is now extremely small-perhaps even smaller than our planet and this denseness creates incredible forces of gravity. As a particle becomes so dense, the gravitational force also becomes stronger. This is why black holes have tremendous pull on objects surrounding it. In fact, the gravitational pull of a black hole is so intense that nothing near it can escape- even light. Since light can’t escape the gravitation pull, the black hole now seems like a black void from far away- hence the name black hole.

Where are Black Holes Located?
Black holes in theory have been known for a little more than 200 years and while it has only been recently that scientists and astronomers could physically see black holes with telescopes much research has been done on this phenomenon. Black holes can be found throughout our universe and while for a long time it was believed that our galaxy was home to a black hole, the evidence to support this theory only recently became available.

Read More About Black Holes
If you are fascinated about black holes, you will find the article at Smithsonian Magazine extremely interesting. Whether you are a sci-fi fan or love astronomy, there is plenty to learn about black holes. To read the article about black holes please visit our main website at the following link: http://www.smithsonianmag.com

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Space & Black Holes

Black holes are one of the most mysterious phenomenons in the universe. While a major theme plot (and some say character) in many science fiction TV shows, movies and books, black holes are real- yet mostly understood. For those that are interested in science and incredible forces which are inherent in black holes the Smithsonian Magazine has an article on the subject that should not be missed.

What is a Black Hole?
Black holes are extremely intriguing, because they are incredibly powerful and so little is known about them. A black hole is point in space that has a concentration of mass that is extremely dense. When an object is extremely dense- far denser than any imaginable object such as lead, the gravitation pull is extremely strong. With black holes, we are talking about objects that are much denser than average size planets in the space that is taken up in a grain of sand. This amazingly powerful gravitational force that is generated by this mass is so strong that it not only pulls objects to it, but nothing can escape its grasp- not even light. Because light can not escape a black hole’s grasp, the area of space is devoid of any visible object and hence called a black hole.

How is a Black Hole Formed?
Most scientists suggest that black holes are formed by once thriving suns that have died out (they have run out of energy and can not continue to burn normally) and in essence implode onto itself. The process of a star dying out can take literally billions of years, however a black hole can be formed in a split second chemical reaction.

Where are Black Holes Located?
Scientists know of quite a few black holes in the universe and while for a long time black holes were not evident in our galaxy (the Milky Way) recent evidence suggests that even our galaxy is home to a black hole. While the theory of black holes goes back to the late 1700’s, it has only been recently that black holes can be easily studied. With new and improved digital telescopes and the power to crunch lots of data, more and more research and information is now known about one of the most powerful forces in the universe.

Read More About Black Holes
For those that are interested in science, space and black holes, the Smithsonian Magazine has an intriguing article on the subject. To read it, please visit our main website at the following link: http://www.smithsonianmag.com

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Black Holes of the Universe

If you are into science and space one phenomenon that is absolutely incredible and intriguing are black holes. While black holes are widely portrayed in science fiction TV shows, movies and books they are still relatively unknown to scientists and astronomers. These incredible forces of nature are located at the far reaches of the universe and with new technology we are just beginning to crack the surface of how these phenomenons behave.

Black Holes
Black holes are some of the most powerful forces in nature. Once a star like our sun, when this star runs out of fuel to burn, it basically implodes onto itself and becomes extremely dense. As the density of this star increases exponentially, the gravitational force becomes extremely strong- so strong in fact that not even light can escape a black hole's grasp and thus a black hole seems like a giant void from a distance.

Where are Black Holes Located?
The idea and theory of black holes came about in the late 1700’s and as technology developed more and more research has been done. Today, we know of many black holes in the universe, however it wasn’t till recently that a black hole in our very galaxy (the Milky Way) was found.

Read More About Black Holes
The Smithsonian Magazine offers an article regarding black holes for all science, space and sci-fi enthusiasts. To read it, please visit our main website at: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/

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