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    Black holes are extremely dense objects that not even light can escape from according to Einstein's theory of general relativity. They pull matter and energy inward but not more than other stars or objects of similar mass. Most supermassive black holes are thought to grow through episodes of rapid gas accretion observable as active galactic nuclei or quasars.

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    Black holes are extremely dense objects that not even light can escape from according to Einstein's theory of general relativity. They pull matter and energy inward but not more than other stars or objects of similar mass. Most supermassive black holes are thought to grow through episodes of rapid gas accretion observable as active galactic nuclei or quasars.

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    Black holes are extremely dense objects that not even light can escape from according to Einstein's theory of general relativity. They pull matter and energy inward but not more than other stars or objects of similar mass. Most supermassive black holes are thought to grow through episodes of rapid gas accretion observable as active galactic nuclei or quasars.

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    BLACK HOLES

    01 WHAT IS?
    Black holes are extremely
    dense objects that, according to
    Einstein's theory of general
    relativity, not even light can
    escape them.

    02 WHAT DO?
    Black holes pull matter,
    and even energy, toward
    them, but not to a greater
    extent than other stars or
    cosmic objects of similar
    mass.

    03 HOW DO THEY GROW?


    Most of the mass growth of
    supermassive black holes
    is thought to occur through
    episodes of rapid gas
    accretion, which are
    observable as active
    galactic nuclei or quasars.

    04 ARE DANGEROUS?
    Black holes "are no more
    dangerous to human life than
    jumping off a cliff", who has
    pointed out that from a
    cosmic perspective these are
    agents of change responsible
    for feeding the galactic
    ecosystem.

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