Another piece of evidence proving the existence of black holes is the "spaghettification" effect. You might wonder what this means, but if you ever get the chance to look into a black hole, everything will be self-explanatory: under the intense gravitational pull of the black hole, one would be stretched into thin strips, like noodles. Although this may seem unlikely, if a star ventures too close to a black hole, this might be its fate. In October 2020, astronomers indeed observed the flash of a star being consumed by a black hole. Thankfully, this "tragedy" occurred at a safe distance of 215 million light-years away from us.
Photo of a Black Hole
The first-ever photo of a black hole captured directly by humans.
