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Montshire Minute: Black Holes @ the Montshire Museum of Science
Hubble Finds A Bare Black Hole Pouring Out Light @ The Tech Museum of Innovation
ASTRONOMY FAQ @ the Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum

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Question mark Graphic What is a Black Hole anyway?
 The mysterious place socks end up when they don’t come out of the dryer.
 The gap between a planet and its moon or moons.
 An extremely dense object located in a galaxy of stars.

Black Hole Graphic What do the areas around black holes produce?
 X-Rays
 Gamma-Rays
 Man Ray
 Sting Rays

Thinker Graphic If you had to choose, would you rather be
 Stuck in math class forever
 Sucked into a black hole
 Trapped in a tank with piranhas

Magnet Graphic Why can’t anything escape from a black hole?
 The gravity is too intense.
 The electromagnetic force holds everything in.
 The extreme temperature prevents it.
 Gases produce a glue-like substance that everything sticks to.


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