Black Hole

Deep in the dark, sparkly sky, I am hiding. I am a super-duper hugger in space. I pull everything so, so close that even the fastest, brightest light can't wiggle away from my hug. It's like a game of tag, but I always win. I am a big, dark secret hiding among all the twinkling stars. Can you guess what I am. I am a Black Hole.

For a long, long time, people on Earth just wondered about me. Way back in 1783, a smart man named John Michell had a big thought. He wondered if a star could be so strong that it could hide its own light, just like hiding under a blanket. Then, in 1915, a very famous scientist named Albert Einstein had big ideas about how space can stretch and bend like a trampoline. His ideas helped everyone understand my super-strong pull. It wasn't until 1967 that another scientist, John Wheeler, gave me my cool, mysterious name. He called me a Black Hole, and it was the perfect name for a secret like me.

Because I am so dark, nobody had ever seen a picture of me. I was just an idea. But guess what. That changed. On April 10th, 2019, lots of scientists worked together. They used special telescopes that are like giant eyes to look deep into space. And they did it. They took my very first picture. It showed a bright, fiery orange ring all around my dark shadow. It was so exciting. I help people ask big questions about our amazing universe. Keep looking up at the stars and wondering what secrets you can find.