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Curious Kids: Why are some black holes bigger than others?

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Black holes are dense Curious Kids objects with gravity so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape.

Some smaller black holes are sprinkled randomly throughout galaxies like our Milky Way.

Other gigantic ones, called "supermassive" black Conversation at the centers of galaxies.

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