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Black Holes

It is a region in space where the force of gravity is very strong that light also cannot escape. The strong gravity is because the matter is pressed into a small space. The compression of matter takes place when a star is dying. Dying stars are also the cause of black holes sometimes.
There are different types of black holes, mainly three- stellar-mass black holes, intermediate-mass black holes, and supermassive black holes.

Steller-mass black holes are formed when a star reaches its life's end and collapses. If the mass of the collapsing material is eight to 20 times the mass of the sun, it won't form a black hole. Instead, the collapsing material will rebound off its core, causing a supernova. If the mass of the collapsing material is greater than 20 times the mass of the sun, a black hole is formed. The mass of a stellar-mass black hole can reach up to about a hundred or more times the mass of the sun depending on the initial size of the collapsing star.

Intermediate-mass black holes are formed when a number of stellar-mass black holes undergo a series of mergers with one another. Mergers usually take place in crowded areas of galaxies. 

This type of black hole is neither too small nor too big as it falls between the stellar-mass black hole and supermassive black holes. They are also rare. Researchers believe that after consecutive mergers, an intermediate-mass black hole can grow up to about a hundred to around one million solar masses.
Supermassive black holes are formed due to the chain reaction of collisions of stars. These collisions result in the buildup of extremely massive stars. The massive stars collapse to form intermediate-mass black holes. The cluster of stars sink to the center of the galaxy and the intermediate-mass black holes merge to form a supermassive black hole. It has a mass above 0.1 million to 1 million solar masses.




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  1. Anonymous8 June 2021 at 02:34

    Very nice! I did not know that there were different types of black holes!

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