Imagine a black hole as like a really hungry vacuum cleaner. When it eats something, especially stars or gas clouds, it gets so excited that it starts glowing bright, like when you drop a cookie into a dog's mouth and they wag their tail and bark at the light! This glow is called accretion, and it’s what happens when stuff gets squished really fast near the black hole.
Examples
- A black hole eats a star, and it glows like a firework show.
- When gas clouds fall into a black hole, they become so hot they shine bright in space.
- It's like when your brother takes a bite of pizza and suddenly gets all excited.
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See also
- What Causes a ‘Black Hole’ and Why Is It Invisible?
- How Do Stars Form and Die?
- How Do Stars Influence the Formation of Galaxies?
- What Causes a ‘Black Hole’ in Space?
- How Do Stars Become Black Holes?
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