What Is a White Hole?

Arthur (grade 5) asked,

“What is a white hole?”

That’s a great question, Arthur. A white hole is basically the inverse (opposite) of a black hole, so to understand what a white hole is, let’s talk about black holes first.

A black hole is an area that has so much gravity that nothing—not even light—can escape from it. Black holes pull in matter (physical objects) and energy.

Since white holes are the opposite of black holes, and nothing can escape a black hole, that means nothing can enter a white hole. A white hole would probably be very bright, and matter and energy would be ejected (forced out) from a white hole.

There is observational evidence (evidence that has been seen) that black holes are real. But there is no evidence that white holes are real. Scientists simply theorize that white holes exist.

Scientists are constantly learning new things about the vast universe that God created. Maybe someday you will help scientists discover if white holes really are real!

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