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Imagine our sun, as big as it is in relation to our solar system, expanding to one hundred times the size of its current self. Then, imagine the sun reaching the end of its life as a star, creating a massive supernova that would most likely end all life and extinct all of our planets in the solar system.
After some cycles of cooling and expanding, the Sun would then become a black hole. Black holes as we know it have a massive gravitational pull, but how does it form? Through the combination of radiation and fusion, energy will be created that will then flow out as the gravity pulls in. Fortunately for us, the Sun cannot become a black hole as it lacks the mass and size typical star conditions need in order to become a black hole.
Instead, the Sun will go through various cycles of fusion until it reaches a state of equilibrium between iron. Then, there will be a balance between gravitational pull and the outward flow of energy. Soon enough, the Sun will lose radiation and begin to lose its size and mass as time passes. On the other hand, black holes are thousands upon thousands times bigger than our sun, meaning the previous stars that became black holes were aswell.
Interestingly, there are a lot of theories and scientific inquiries that try to explain what happens in a black hole, but the most notable is that your body will be compressed and you will obviously die. Still, black holes remain a mystery to our society over generations, but still there are advancements to help uncover the mysteries of space and black holes.
Surprisingly, many famous scientists casted doubt on the existence of black holes. However, as proof of progression, scientists recently came up with the first clear image of a black hole through the Hubble Telescope in all of human history. Thus, we can expect more of these myths to be debunked as we research more.
References
The mystery of black holes. Science Learning Hub. (n.d.). http://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/2286-the-mystery-of-black-holes