It was in 1967 that what was until then referred to as a ‘gravitationally completely collapsed object’ was aptly dubbed a ‘black hole’. But the mystery of what lies at the center of a black hole endures!

The answer lies in mind-bending physics calculations, endless thought experiments, and seriously entertaining the possibility that the universe is delightfully weirder than we have thus far imagined.

It also may be that we need to accept the fact that we’ll never truly know! Although the question may be answerable in that someone could fall inside the black hole and experience the aftermath, they most likely would not live to tell the tale, and even if they did, would not be able to enlighten the world because nothing can escape a black hole!

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