Nuclear fusion- the outward force from the star's centre and gravitation- the force pulling inwards. These two processes balance one another until all the star's hydrogen is exhausted, allowing gravitation to take over. Once gravitation dominates, the star becomes unstable and starts to collapse. As the core compresses, it heats up and results in a supernova explosion in which the material and radiation blasts out into space. If what remains of the star is greater than 3 times the mass of our sun, it will continue to collapse and form a black hole.

Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity suggests that the most densest and massive objects conceivable, such as black holes, have gravity that is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape their grasp.

I do not fully understand Einstein's general theory of relativity but I'm going to try and

So why have I gone on about general relativity and space-time. Because it's the main theory used to describe why black holes have the effect they do on their surroundings.

In 1919, Einstein's theory was confirmed during a total eclipse of the sun. The image of several stars behind the sun had shifted so that they were visible to astronomers on earth.

Consider the rubber sheet example again except this time a heavier but more condensed weight is put on top. This makes a huge depression in the sheet resembling the effect that a large mass will have on the curvature of space-time.

According to the General Theory of Relativity the Singularity is a point of infinite space time curvature. This means that the force of gravity has become infinitely strong at the center of a black hole. Everything that falls into a black hole by passing the event horizon, including light, will eventually reach the singularity of a black hole. Before something reaches the singularity it is torn apart by intense gravitational forces. Even the atoms themselves are t

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