How Does a ‘Black Hole’ Swallow Everything Around It?

Imagine a black hole like a super-strong vacuum cleaner in space. When something gets too close, it gets pulled in so fast that nothing can escape, not even light! The closer you get to the black hole, the stronger its pull becomes until everything is swallowed whole.

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A black hole is like a giant vacuum cleaner in space that sucks up anything too close to it.
If you threw a ball near a black hole, it would be pulled in so fast you couldn’t catch it!
Even stars can get swallowed by black holes if they come too close.

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