1️⃣ What is a Black Hole?
A region of spacetime where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape.
Black Hole Lab (Tap to Learn)
Click the glowing parts of the black hole to open popups. Use the cards to focus the camera and learn in student‑friendly language.
2️⃣ How Black Holes Form
Many form when massive stars collapse at the end of their lives, compressing mass into an ultra‑dense point.
3️⃣ Types of Black Holes
- Stellar‑mass
- Intermediate‑mass
- Supermassive
4️⃣ Near the Event Horizon
Crossing this boundary means no signals can return; physics as we know it reaches its limits.
5️⃣ Famous Discoveries
From gravitational waves to the first black hole image, new data reshapes our view of the cosmos every year.
Interactive Diagram
Move your cursor over the glowing regions in the scene to reveal labels like Event Horizon, Accretion Disk, Photon Sphere, and more.
Singularity (theoretical point of infinite density)
Event Horizon (no‑return boundary)
Accretion Disk (superheated infalling matter)
Photon Sphere (light orbits the hole)
Journey Into the Black Hole
Follow a star’s final journey, from peaceful orbit to a catastrophic collapse that warps spacetime.
Universe
A vast cosmic web of galaxies, dark matter, and energy. On the largest scales, everything looks smooth and uniform.
Galaxy
Islands of stars orbiting supermassive black holes. Our home, the Milky Way, is just one of hundreds of billions.
Dying Star
A massive star runs out of fuel, its core no longer able to counteract gravity’s inward pull.
Supernova
The outer layers explode in a brilliant flash, briefly outshining entire galaxies and forging heavy elements.
Black Hole Formation
The stellar core collapses into an ultra‑dense object. If massive enough, a black hole is born.
Event Horizon
A point of no return. Time slows for an outside observer as matter appears to freeze at the edge.
Singularity
Deep inside, known physics breaks down. New theories of quantum gravity are needed to describe this realm.
Ask the Cosmos AI
Ask student‑friendly questions about black holes, stars, galaxies, gravity, and space exploration.
🚀 Escape the Black Hole
Learn gravity and orbit motion by playing. The closer you get to the black hole, the stronger the pull (watch the gravity meter).
Controls
Arrow keys / WASD / Touch drag
Mission
Reach the safe zone on the right before gravity pulls you
back.