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black hole

[blak hohl] / ˈblæk ˈhoʊl /
NOUN
abyss
Synonyms


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These giant black hole duos are expected to form naturally after galaxies merge.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

Although astronomers have identified some widely separated supermassive black hole pairs, finding those that orbit much closer together has proven far more difficult.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 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

Our universe might be the interior of a black hole formed in another, parent cosmos.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

The walls looked as if someone had piled up a number of stones in a hurry, the roof had collapsed, and where there must once have been a door only a black hole now gaped.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke




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