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What happens when light gets sucked into a black hole?
A black hole has an extremely strong gravitational field. If light is incident upon or passes very close to a black hole the light gets trapped by the gravity of the black hole and cannot escape. So a black-hole will absorb all light incident upon it.
How do we know black holes distort time?
Astronomers have seen light from behind a black hole for the first time. The black hole warped light from X-ray explosions on its far side, bending the light around toward Earth. It further confirms Albert Einstein’s theory that massive objects like black holes warp space-time.
Can a black hole be detected by its gravitational effect?
(1) Black holes can be detected by their gravitational effect on luminous matter. A black hole, by definition, doesn’t emit light; photons can enter the event horizon of a black hole, but cannot emerge from it. A black hole can be discovered from its gravitational effect on luminous matter (stars and/or hot gas).
How does a black hole affect light if light has no mass?
Surprisingly enough, we see the same thing happen to light, which has no mass. When light passes by black holes, as it shifts in that straight line of space-time, it doesn’t speed up its acceleration, which things with mass would do, because light has a universally constant velocity.
Why does light get sucked into a black hole?
In order to understand why light gets sucked into black holes, it is first important to understand a few particular traits of the black hole. As you may know, everything with mass has gravity. The more mass an object has, the more gravity it has. This is why the planets revolve around the sun, and not vice-versa.
How does gravity affect a black hole?
The more mass an object has, the more gravity it has. This is why the planets revolve around the sun, and not vice-versa. But contrary to what you may think, gravity is not the key component in a black hole’s ability to trap light.
How can we see a black hole?
Jerry: The black hole itself can’t be seen but if it has a nearby star circling it, some material from that star is stripped off and just before it gets sucked into the black hole, it gives off enormous radiation. That’s how we observe it.
How can a black hole trap light?
The more mass an object has, the more gravity it has. This is why the planets revolve around the sun, and not vice-versa. But contrary to what you may think, gravity is not the key component in a black hole’s ability to trap light. The real culprit is the mass of a black hole, and its effects on spacetime.