10 facts about black holes

A black hole is a  region of space having a gravitational field so intense that no matter or radiation can escape. 

1. Black holes can effect time
2. The nearest black hole to the earth is 1,600 light years away
3. Black holes are not funnel shaped they are actually spheres.
4. Black holes spin
5. Getting near a black hole can kill you in so many ways.
6. There are different kinds of black holes
7. Albert Einstein did not discover black holes
8. Nothing can escape the pull of a black hole 
9. Black holes might create elements that make life possible
10. Black holes determine the number of stars

The reason they call it black hole is because it sucks up all the light that hits the border and reflects nothing. black holes Form when an amply compact mass deforms space and time, a black hole has a defined surface known as the “event horizon” which marks the point of no return. Now that is scary to think about. Little is known about black holes but several scientists in history have developed their own theories about their properties and structures.