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Why is the sun not a black hole?

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It emits light so is not "black".

A "black hole" is a stellar body so massive that nothing can escape its gravity. Light actually consists of a stream of photons, so a sufficiently massive body can prevent light escaping from its surface.

The sun, like most stars, is not massive, or heavy, enough to be a "black hole".

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