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Why can black holes not be seen? They have too much gravity for light to escape. They are hidden in interstellar dust. They exist only behind other stars. Scientists don’t know …

Why can black holes not be seen? They have too much gravity for light to escape. They are hidden in interstellar dust. They exist only behind other stars. Scientists don’t know …
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Why can black holes not be seen?

They have too much gravity for light to escape.
They are hidden in interstellar dust.
They exist only behind other stars.
Scientists don’t know where to look for them.

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yes, honestly there is no 100% percent accurate answer to this statement however I theorize since black holes absorb light, there should not be any reason for it to reflect light
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