How Does Gravity Escape A Black Hole?

Fact: in a black hole, all of the mass is concentrated at the singularity at the very center. Fact: every black hole singularity is surrounded by an event horizon. Nothing can escape from within the event horizon unless it can travel faster than light. Fact: gravity travels at the speed of light....

18 min - Space & the Universe - PBS Space Time

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