• Question: whats at the bottom of a black hole

    Asked by abdulboss#1 to Tom, Jennifer, Jen, Imogen, Hephzi on 17 Mar 2015. This question was also asked by Abi/Hannah.
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      Thomas Barrett answered on 17 Mar 2015:

      I understand what you are asking but I am going to correct the question a little as well. A black hole isn’t like a well where it is a physical hole its a super dense cluster of particles so it’s more accurate to ask what is at the centre of a black hole.

      At the centre of a black hole is what physicists call the “singularity,” or a point where extremely large amounts of matter are crushed into an infinitely small amount of space.

    • Photo: Imogen Napper

      Imogen Napper answered on 17 Mar 2015:

      A black hole isn’t a hole as such, it is an extremely dense dead star that attracts all matter into a tiny singularity that has a massive density.

      Over a very long period of time, millions of times longer than the present age of the universe, the mass will gradually evaporate until eventually there is nothing left and the black hole ceases to exist!

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