1. Home
  2. Material Detail: What is a Black Hole?

Material Detail

What is a Black Hole?

What is a Black Hole?

'A black hole is a place in space where gravity pulls so much that even light can not get out. The gravity is so strong because matter has been squeezed into a tiny space. This can happen when a star is dying. Because no light can get out, people can't see black holes. They are invisible. Space telescopes with special tools can help find black holes. The special tools can see how stars that are very close to black holes act differently than...

Show More
Keywords:
NASA, Black Holes
Disciplines:
Go to Material  
Bookmark / Add to Course ePortfolio
Create a Learning Exercise
Add Accessibility Information
Rate
Add a Comment

Quality

More about this material

Material Type:
Reference Material
Date Added to MERLOT:
July 8, 2009
Date Modified in MERLOT:
March 30, 2018
Author:
Submitter:
Dr. Troy Tenhet
Primary Audience:
Grade School, Middle School, College Upper Division, Graduate School
Technical Format:
Website
Mobile Compatibility:
Not specified at this time
Technical Requirements:
WEB BROWSER
Language:
English
Cost Involved:
No
Source Code Available:
Unknown
Accessibility Information Available:
Unknown
Creative Commons:
No

Browse...

Disciplines with similar materials as What is a Black Hole?
People who viewed this also viewed
Other materials like What is a Black Hole?

Comments

Log in to participate in the discussions or sign up if you are not already a MERLOT member.
Mary Wall
Mary Wall (Consultant)
4 years ago

Thanks for making this site available for teachers and students. 

Used in course? Yes