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black hole

[blak hohl] / ˈblæk ˈhoʊl /
NOUN
abyss
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Most galaxies contain a supermassive black hole at their center.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

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

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

"This work has the potential to explain the magnetic dynamics relevant in, for example, neutron star mergers and black hole formation, with direct applications to multimessenger astronomy," Tripathi says.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

Then a black hole between Captain Ecstatic’s Zero Gravity Dome and the Win-A-Smurf stall sucked Ross Wilcox in.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell




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