Black holes are like super strong magnets for light. When light passes near them, they pull it in and stretch it out, kind of like when you look at a rubber band being stretched from one side.
Examples
- A flashlight shines near a black hole, the beam gets stretched like silly string.
- Light from a distant galaxy appears squished into an arc around a black hole.
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See also
- Why Do Black Holes Glitch?
- How does spacetime curve?
- Why Do Black Holes Have Event Horizons?
- Why Do Black Holes Actually ‘Suck’ Things In?
- How Does a Black Hole Actually Work?