How Do Black Hole Trap Light?

Black holes have super gravity powerful enough to trap even a photon of light. The black hole isn't sucking things in, so much as stuff is just being pulled by its gravity. Do you have a question you'd like to have answered on brains on? Or maybe you have a mystery sound or a drawing? Send them our way. You can head to brains on dot org slash contact.

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