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How does a black hole works?

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First you must learn what the Schwarzschild radius is. The Schwarzschild radius is the radius of an object if all the mass of the object was condensed so that there are no gaps.

The Schwarzschild radius of an object is almost always gargantuously smaller than the radius. The earth has a Schwarzschild radius of 7mm.

So, a black hole is formed when a massive star collapses in a supernova. If the dead star experiences gravitational collapse (the stars outward force or internal pressure is insufficient to resist its own gravity). Then the star will begin to collapse within itself. This collapse may or may not eventually form a black hole.

Eventually a singularity is formed, the singularity is where the objects radius is smaller than its Schwarzschild radius. (The mass reaches infinity). At this mass gravity is so strong that nothing can escape, not even time itself. Due to this time dilation, it is impossible to witness an event in a black hole. Even if the event happened in a split nano second. This is due to time dilation and the fact that light cannot escape the black hole. This is what gives the event horizon its name as even if an event happened. It would be impossible to prove it. The event horizon is the surface of the black hole, or the point of no return. Once you pass it, there's no going back.

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