A black hole is a place in space where gravity pulls so much that even light can’t get out. The gravity is so strong because matter has been squeezed into a tiny space. This can happen when a star is dying. The term “black hole” was coined in 1967 by physicist John A. Wheeler.
(Some) depictions of black holes in films and television
- The Black Hole (1979), dir. Gary Nelson
- Event Horizon (1997), dir. Paul W.S. Anderson
- Treasure Planet (2002), dir. Ron Clements, John Musker
- Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005), dir. Jon Favreau
- Doctor Who - The Satan Pit / The Impossible Planet (2006)
- Doctor Who - Mummy on the Orient Express (2014)
- Interstellar (2014), dir. Christopher Nolan
- Doctor Who - World Enough and Time / The Doctor Falls (2017)
- High Life (2018), dir. Claire Denis