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A stellar black hole forms when a massive star exhausts the fuel in its core. The core then collapses. If it has enough mass nothing will be able to stop the collapse and the core will form a black hole. The outer layers of the star will, in most cases, be blaster away in a supernova explosion.
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Is it true a black hole is no more massive that the star from which it was formed?
For a stellar black hole, yes. Mass cannot be created or destroyed. Generally a black hole will be less massive than the star from which it formed, as much of the star's mass gets blasted when the star dies in a supernova. A black hole can gain mass over time as matter falls into it.
What is an intermediate black hole?
An intermediate-mass black hole is one that has a mass somewhere between 100 and a million solar masses, i.e., larger than the stellar black holes, but smaller than the supermassive black holes. It seems likely that such holes should exist, but the observational evidence is not yet very firm.An intermediate black hole is one whose mass is somewhere between that of a stellar black hole (a few times the mass of the Sun), and that of a supermassive, or galactic, black hole (millions or billions of times the mass of the Sun).
Why would the sun never become a black hole?
In the course of normal stellar evolution, at end of its life the Sun wouldn't spontaneously become a black hole simply because it lacks sufficient mass. The minimum mass of a stellar black hole would be about 25 times that of our Sun; effects through which stars lose mass would also need to be considered.
Are there any black holes in your galaxy?
Yes. There is a supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy and a number of stellar mass black holes through the rest of it.
What is a sellar black hole?
Perhaps you mean stellar black hole. Stellar means related to a star, so that refers to a black hole that results from the collapse of a star. Actually that's the ONLY confirmed way to create a black hole (other ways are a bit hypothetical), but the term is also used to refer to a black hole which has approximately the mass of a star - to distinguish it from the supermassive galactic black holes in the center of most galaxies, as well as the intermediate-mass black holes found in star clusters.
Is it true a black hole is no more massive that the star from which it was formed?
For a stellar black hole, yes. Mass cannot be created or destroyed. Generally a black hole will be less massive than the star from which it formed, as much of the star's mass gets blasted when the star dies in a supernova. A black hole can gain mass over time as matter falls into it.
How are supermassive black holes different from stellar mass black holes?
In their mass. a "stellar black hole" has a few solar masses (a few times the mass of our Sun), while a supermassive black hole (found in the center of most galaxies) typically has a mass of millions or billions times the mass of our Sun.
What is an intermediate black hole?
An intermediate-mass black hole is one that has a mass somewhere between 100 and a million solar masses, i.e., larger than the stellar black holes, but smaller than the supermassive black holes. It seems likely that such holes should exist, but the observational evidence is not yet very firm.An intermediate black hole is one whose mass is somewhere between that of a stellar black hole (a few times the mass of the Sun), and that of a supermassive, or galactic, black hole (millions or billions of times the mass of the Sun).
Could a hypernova form an intermediate mass black hole?
Supernovae, including hypernovae, are expected to form stellar black holes. The stars that eventually become supernovae (or hypernovae) don't have the mass requird for an intermediate-mass black hole. It is not yet entirely clear how intermediate-mass black holes or supermassive black holes form; perhaps they start as a stellar-mass black hole and gather more mass, or perhaps a larger object, such as a gas cloud, somehow collapses directly into a gigantic black hole.
Is a black hole massive?
A black hole can have anywhere from 2-3 times the mass of the Sun (the lower limit for a stellar black hole), to about 20 billion times the mass of the Sun (the largest known supermassive black holes).
Is an Intermediate-mass black hole a type of black hole?
Yes. Intermediate-mass blackhole is a medium size black hole. Scientists have found stellar black holes and supermassive black holes but there is no prove that Intermediate-mass black type of black holes exist. My opinion is that they do exist because when a black hole is becoming a black hole supermassiveblack hole it will need to go though this stage of intermediate-mass black hole.
How long is it to get to earth to the black holes?
The closest known stellar-mass black hole seems to be at a distance of a few thousand light-years. Of course, there may be black holes that are closer, but that are not known as such yet.The closest known stellar-mass black hole seems to be at a distance of a few thousand light-years. Of course, there may be black holes that are closer, but that are not known as such yet.The closest known stellar-mass black hole seems to be at a distance of a few thousand light-years. Of course, there may be black holes that are closer, but that are not known as such yet.The closest known stellar-mass black hole seems to be at a distance of a few thousand light-years. Of course, there may be black holes that are closer, but that are not known as such yet.
Why would the sun never become a black hole?
In the course of normal stellar evolution, at end of its life the Sun wouldn't spontaneously become a black hole simply because it lacks sufficient mass. The minimum mass of a stellar black hole would be about 25 times that of our Sun; effects through which stars lose mass would also need to be considered.
What are Endpoints of stellar evolution?
The endpoints of stellar evolution are: White Dwarf Neutron Star Black Hole The endpoint is dependent upon birth mass of the star.
Are there black holes in our galaxy?
Yes. Our galaxy has a supermassive black hole at its center and likely millions of stellar mass black holes scattered throughout.
Are there any black holes in your galaxy?
Yes. There is a supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy and a number of stellar mass black holes through the rest of it.
What is a tiny black hole called?
Black holes are generally categorized into three buckets - the largest being called supermassive, the 'medium' being associated with stellar evolution and called 'stellar mass' black holes, and the smallest or tiny ones called "microscopic" black holes.
