• Question: How are black holes formed?

    Asked by anon-174151 to Alex, Carl, Melanie, Tim, Yewande on 20 Jun 2018.
    • Photo: Alex Seeney

      Alex Seeney answered on 20 Jun 2018:

      Black holes form when the centre of a very massive star collapses in upon itself. The collapse also causes a supernova (an exploding star). The size of the black hole is thought to be related to the size and mass of the galaxy it is in.

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