• Question: Hi Peter can you please tell me how black holes are created

    Asked by Ben to Peter on 15 Nov 2016. This question was also asked by Harambe.
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      Peter Boorman answered on 15 Nov 2016:

      Hi Ben,

      One prediction is that black holes are created when something gets so heavy that it can’t withstand its own weight and collapses in on itself! However, super-massive black holes may be created in a different way, perhaps by the merging of two or more slightly less massive black holes!

      Peter

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