Why Do Black Holes Spark the Formation of Galaxies?

Black holes can help create galaxies by pulling in stuff around them. Imagine a big vacuum cleaner in the middle of a party, it pulls everything toward it, making things swirl faster and faster until new stars are born. That’s how galaxies start!

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  1. A black hole is like a giant vacuum cleaner that pulls everything around it into a whirlpool.
  2. Stars form when gas and dust are pulled together by gravity in space.
  3. Galaxies grow as more stars are made from material swirling around a black hole.

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