Why Do Black Holes Make the Universe Go Dark?

Black holes are like super-strong vacuums in space that suck up everything, even light. When something gets too close, it can’t escape and disappears forever, which is why parts of the universe seem to go dark near black holes. Imagine a sinkhole so deep you can’t see the bottom from above, that’s what a black hole does with light.

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A black hole is like a cosmic vacuum cleaner that sucks up light, leaving the surrounding space dark.
If Earth were near a black hole, we would be pulled into it, and no one could see us from outside.
Imagine a star falling into a black hole, it disappears as if it was never there.

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