What happens during a black hole?

Question: What happens during a black hole?
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  black hole
Asked by anon-332690 to Tom, Stacy on 17 Oct 2022.
- Tom Louth answered on 17 Oct 2022:
  
  A black hole isn’t an event, it is an object just like a star (but often much heavier). Other objects can orbit it, or if something falls in then it gets heavier, just like how the Earth gets heavier if a meteor lands on it.