black hole
Example Sentences
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A single supermassive black hole can dramatically magnify a background star, but only when the alignment is almost perfect.
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
When galaxies collide and eventually combine, their central black holes can become gravitationally bound, forming what scientists call a supermassive black hole binary.
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
Fears have been raised that in their enthusiasm scientists might inadvertently create a black hole or even something called "strange quarks," which could, theoretically, interact with other subatomic particles and propagate uncontrollably.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
