What Is a Black Hole | Body Mirrors

A black hole is an astronomical body so compact that its gravity prevents anything, including light, from escaping, characterized by a boundary called the event horizon, where the curvature of spacetime is so strong that not even light can escape, and a central singularity, where the curvature of spacetime is infinite. The study of black holes has led to a deeper understanding of the behavior of matter and energy under extreme conditions, and has implications for our understanding of the universe as a whole.