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As the mass of the black hole grows greater and greater (from sucking in everything around it) it has an ever increasing gravitational force that pulls its outer-lying matter inward more and more and thus increases its density by decreasing its volume

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What comes after black holes?

After the black hole dies out, (see When do black holes die and/or How does a black hole get smaller) it will become just a vacuum.


Will Pluto become a black hole?

No. Pluto is nowhere near massive enough to become a black hole.


Is a black hole small?

Yes. It's physically impossible for anything to be smaller than a black hole.


How does a black hole get smaller?

Stephen Hawking once came up with an argument that black holes aren't completely black, but they emit small amounts of radiation. Since the energy that produces the black hole comes from its mass, the black hole gradually shrink. In fact, the smaller the black hole, the faster it shrinks due to this radiation.


Will the sun become a black hole one day?

No. The sun does not have enough mass to become a black hole. When the sun dies it will become a white dwarf.


Can any black hole turn into a neutron star?

No. A black hole will remain a black hole. A neutron star is a remnant of a star not massive enough to become a black hole.


If 2 black holes join together what hole will it become?

A more massive black hole.


Why is the sun considred a black hole?

First of all, our sun can not become a black hole, it is too small for that. However if a star is three times bigger than our sun, then yes it will become a black hole.


Is a black hole the remains of a lost planet?

No. No planet is massive enough to become a black hole. A black hole is the remains of a dead, supermassive star.


How long will it take for the sun to become a black hole?

The sun should not become a black hole. It does not have sufficient mass to undergo the necessary collapse.


Why is it rare for a star to become a black hole when it dies?

Because it takes a large amount of mass for the star to end up that way. Most stars will become white dwarfs. A small fraction will become neutron stars. And even smaller fraction will become black holes.


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