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I've heard "light cannot escape a black hole" explained several ways. One is that if a photon inside the event horizon tries to escape a black hole it loses energy to gravityif a photon inside the event horizon tries to escape a black hole it loses energy to gravity. As it loses energy its wavelength gets longer and longer until its energy is zero.

Where does that energy go and how is it transported?

I've heard "light cannot escape a black hole" explained several ways. One is that if a photon inside the event horizon tries to escape a black hole it loses energy to gravity. As it loses energy its wavelength gets longer and longer until its energy is zero.

Where does that energy go and how is it transported?

I've heard "light cannot escape a black hole" explained several ways. One is that if a photon inside the event horizon tries to escape a black hole it loses energy to gravity. As it loses energy its wavelength gets longer and longer until its energy is zero.

Where does that energy go and how is it transported?

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I've heard "light cannot escape a black hole" explained several ways. One is that if a photon inside the event horizon tries to escape a black hole it loses energy to gravityif a photon inside the event horizon tries to escape a black hole it loses energy to gravity. As it loses energy its wavelength gets longer and longer until its energy is zero.

Where does that energy go and how is it transported?

I've heard "light cannot escape a black hole" explained several ways. One is that if a photon inside the event horizon tries to escape a black hole it loses energy to gravity. As it loses energy its wavelength gets longer and longer until its energy is zero.

Where does that energy go and how is it transported?

I've heard "light cannot escape a black hole" explained several ways. One is that if a photon inside the event horizon tries to escape a black hole it loses energy to gravity. As it loses energy its wavelength gets longer and longer until its energy is zero.

Where does that energy go and how is it transported?

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Where does the energy of a photon trying to escape a black hole go?

I've heard "light cannot escape a black hole" explained several ways. One is that if a photon inside the event horizon tries to escape a black hole it loses energy to gravity. As it loses energy its wavelength gets longer and longer until its energy is zero.

Where does that energy go and how is it transported?