Two Black Holes Merge into One video

A black hole is a region in space where the gravitational pull is so incredibly strong that nothing, not even light, can escape from it. This happens because a black hole is formed when a massive star collapses under its own gravitational force at the end of its life cycle.

The boundary surrounding a black hole is called the event horizon. It's the point beyond which anything that enters is effectively trapped, as the escape velocity required to overcome the gravitational pull is greater than the speed of light. This means that anything that crosses the event horizon is believed to be lost from our observable universe.

Black holes are characterized by three main properties:

Mass: The amount of matter that has collapsed to form the black hole. More massive black holes have stronger gravitational forces.

Spin (Angular Momentum): Black holes can rotate, and their angular momentum affects their properties and behavior.

Charge: Black holes can have an electric charge, which also influences their behavior and interactions.

Black holes are intriguing objects in astrophysics and are studied to better understand the fundamental nature of gravity, spacetime, and the extreme conditions that exist in the universe. Despite the fact that we can't directly observe black holes due to their light-trapping nature, scientists can infer their presence and properties through their interactions with nearby matter and the radiation they emit before that matter crosses the event horizon.