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Why Are Some Black Holes Bigger Than Others? #astronomy #universe #spacescience
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Black holes vary in size due to their different formation processes. Stellar mass black holes, only a few times larger than our sun, are formed from collapsing stars.
Supermassive black holes, millions to billions of times the sun's mass, lie at galaxy centers and may form from multiple star collapses or ancient growth processes. While often invisible, black holes become visible when consuming gas, creating glowing rings of light.
This activity makes them detectable, like the supermassive black hole imaged by the Event Horizon Telescope in galaxy M87. Thus, black holes range from small and unseen to massive and brightly outlined, depending on their size and activity.
Why Are Some Black Holes Bigger Than Others? #astronomy #universe #spacescience
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Black holes vary in size due to their different formation processes. Stellar mass black holes, only a few times larger than our sun, are formed from collapsing stars.
Supermassive black holes, millions to billions of times the sun's mass, lie at galaxy centers and may form from multiple star collapses or ancient growth processes. While often invisible, black holes become visible when consuming gas, creating glowing rings of light.
This activity makes them detectable, like the supermassive black hole imaged by the Event Horizon Telescope in galaxy M87. Thus, black holes range from small and unseen to massive and brightly outlined, depending on their size and activity.
