Question: How do black holes evolve

Thomas Clements answered on 13 Mar 2015:

Wow, great question!

Black holes are formed when a star, like the sun, runs out of fuel.

Because stars are very dense, normally the nuclear fusion (that’s what gives off heat and light) counteracts the massive gravity created by is massive size. This is perfectly balanced and is known as an equilibrium. When the fuel runs out, the nuclear fusion slows down and the gravity causes the star to collapse under their own weight. Most stars just cool down but some keep collapsing until they form a supernova.

Now when this happens, because the star is collapsing on itself it doesn’t explode but implodes! The mass of the star becomes so dense that the gravitational pull starts to trap everything including light and that’s when things get scary!

I hope this helps but if not then why not ask the guys over in physics! /particlem15-zone/