Meteor gets sucked into a black hole with stars and galaxies swirling around it

Meteor gets sucked into a black hole with stars and galaxies swirling around it
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Meteors are small fragments of rock or metal that burn up in the atmosphere, but black holes are regions of space where gravity is so strong that nothing can escape. Learn about the science behind black holes.

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