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   ocr: BLACK HOLES STRONOMERS have identified areas Ainspace that they call black holes. They believe that they form when alarge dying star begins to collapse inward. The star becomes more and more dense, and its pull ofgravity becomes stronger. Eventually, the pull ofgravity becomes sO great that everything near the black hole, even light,is dragged into it. As material enters the black hole, it becomes hot and gives off X-rays, which can be detected on Earth. Pulled into infinity Any object, such as a star or an asteroid, that approaches the edge ofa black. bole is pulled permanently inside: it.