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black hole

[blak hohl] / ˈblæk ˈhoʊl /
NOUN
abyss
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Because North Korea remains an information black hole, it is also an easy target for false reports.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

In Messier 106, jets launched from the central supermassive black hole interact with and heat surrounding gas.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

These occur when a star passes too close to a supermassive black hole and experiences such extreme gravitational forces that it is torn apart.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

These enormous outflows can carry energy and matter far from the black hole, potentially affecting the surrounding galaxy.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

I’d really thought that my model of a black hole to help visualize how it could “bend” space-time would win first place.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas


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