Why Do Black Holes Not Let Light Escape?

Imagine you're playing catch with a friend, but the ball gets pulled into a super strong gravity field, so strong, it can't come back. That's like a black hole! It pulls things in so hard that even light, which is super fast, can’t escape. The edge of this powerful pull is called the event horizon.

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  1. A black hole is like a vacuum cleaner for space, it pulls everything into its center
  2. If you threw a ball at a black hole, it would never come back
  3. Even light can't escape from the center of a black hole

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