Everyday people look out upon the night sky, wondering and dreaming of what lies beyond the planet. The universe that people live in is so diverse and unique, and it interests us to learn about all the variance that lies beyond its grasp. Within this marvel of wonders, our universe holds a mystery that is very difficult to understand because of the complications that arise when trying to examine and explore the principles of space. That mystery happens to be black holes. An analysis of the concepts, properties, and processes involved with the space phenomenon of the black hole, will be compared with aesthetic theories such as Naturalism, Realism, and Romanticism which reveal its true beauty. In order to understand what exactly a black hole is, one must first take a look at the basis for the cause of a black hole. All black holes are formed from the gravitational collapse of a star, usually having a great massive core. “A star is created when huge gigantic gas clouds bind together due to attractive forces and form a hot core, combined from all the energy of the two gas clouds. This energy produced is so great that when it first collides, a nuclear reaction occurs and the gases within the star start to burn continuously” (Novikov 43). The Hydrogen gas is usually the first type of gas consumed in a star and then other gas elements such as Carbon, Oxygen, and Helium are consumed. “This chain reaction fuels the star for millions or billions of years depending upon the amount of gases there are” (Novikov 58). Moreover, the star manages to avoid collapsing at this point because the “gravitational pull from the core of the star is equal to the gravitational pull of the gases forming a type of orbit, however when this equality is broken the star can go into several different stages” (Novikov 68). Usually if the star is small in mass, most of the gases will be consumed while some of it escapes. This occurs because “there is not a tremendous gravitational pull upon those gases and therefore the star weakens and becomes smaller. It is then referred to as a White Dwarf” (Novikov 131). If the star was to have a larger mass however, then it may possibly turn into Supernova, meaning the star simply goes out of control causing the star to explode. A black hole is one of the last options that a star may take. “If the core of the star is so massive (approximately 6-8 solar masses; one solar mass being equal to the sun's mass) then it is most likely that when the star's gases are almost consumed those gases will collapse inward, forced into the core by the gravitational force laid upon them” (Hooft 127). After a black hole is created, the gravitational force continues to pull in space debris and other types of matter to help add to the mass of the core, making the hole stronger and more powerful. Most black holes tend to be in a consistent spinning motion. “This motion absorbs various matters and spins within the ring (known as the Event Horizon) that is formed around the black hole” (Sullivan 158). “The matter keeps within the Event Horizon until it has spun into the center where it is concentrated within the core adding to the mass” (Miller). “Such spinning black holes are known as Kerr Black Holes” (Sullivan 124). Most black holes orbit around stars due to the fact that it once was a star, and this may cause some problems for the neighboring stars. If a black hole gets powerful enough it may actually pull a star into it and disrupt the orbit of many other stars. The black hole could then grow even stronger possibly absorbing another. When a black hole absorbs a star, the star is first pulled into the “Ergo sphere, which sweeps all the matter into the Event Horizon, named for it's flat horizontal appearance” (Sullivan 24) and this happens to be the place all the action within the black hole occurs. “When the star is passed on into the Event Horizon the light that the star endures is bent within the current and therefore cannot be seen in space” (Sullivan 25). At this exact point in time, high amounts of radiation are given off, that with the proper equipment can be detected and seen as an image of a black hole. Through this technique astronomers now believe that they have found a black hole known as “Cygnus X1” (Sullivan 223). This supposed black hole has a huge star orbiting around. Therefore, we assume there must be a black hole that sucks everything that is near it. The first scientists to really take an in depth look at black holes and the collapsing of stars, were a professor, Robert Oppenheimer and his student Hartland Snyder, in the early nineteen hundreds. They concluded on the basis of Einstein's theory of relativity that “if the speed of light was the utmost speed over any massive object, then nothing could escape a black hole once in its clutches” (Thorne 197). The name "black hole" was named, because the light could not escape from the gravitational pull from the core, thus “making the black hole impossible for humans to see without using technological advancements for measuring such things like radiation” (Sullivan 154). The second part of the word was named "hole because the actual hole is “where everything is absorbed and where the center core presides” (Sullivan 155). This core is the main part of the black hole where the mass is “concentrated and appears purely black on all readings even through the use of radiation detection devices” (Novikov 247). Just recently a major discovery on black holes was found with the help of the “Hubble Telescope” (Miller). This telescope has recently found what many astronomers believe to be a black hole, after being focused on a star orbiting empty space. Several pictures were sent back to Earth from the telescope showing many computer enhanced pictures of various radiation fluctuations and other different types of readings that could be read from the area in which the black hole is suspected to be in. Several diagrams were made showing how astronomers believe that if “somehow one to survive through the center of the black hole that there would be enough gravitational force to possible warp one to another end in the universe or possibly to another universe” (Sullivan 123). The creative ideas that can be hypothesized from this discovery are endless. Although our universe is filled with much unexplained phenomenon, it is one’s duty to continue exploring them and to continue learning, but in the process one must not take it for granted. Ironically, black holes are part of Naturalism too. According to Danto, “a species of philosophical monism according to which whatever exists or happens is natural in the sense of being susceptible to explanation through methods which, although paradigmatically exemplified in the natural sciences, are continuous from domain to domain of objects and events... [thus, there cannot] exist any entities or events which lie, in principle, beyond the scope of scientific explanation” (Danto 178). In a word, naturalism is all there is and whatever exists or happen is natural. Black holes create and regenerate in the universe and nature consists only of natural elements such as matter and energy which does not associate with human brain. Moreover, nature works by natural processes that follow natural laws and can, in principle, be explained and understood by science and philosophy. Within black hole, naturalism is part of beauty and beauty is part of nature. Another aesthetic theory is Realism. Interestingly, there are two general aspects to realism. First, there is claim about existence. “Tables, rocks, the moon, and so on, all exist, as do the following facts: the table's being square, the rock's being made of granite, and the moon's being spherical and yellow” (Miller). The second aspect of realism is independence. “The fact that the moon exists and is spherical is independent of anything anyone happens to say or think about the matter” (Miller). Hundreds of years ago many people thought the earth was flat and horizontal and did not know that the earth was actually round shape like an egg. At that time that notion was unacceptable and considered unreal. However, through scientific research it has been proven that indeed the earth is round and coherently this same notion applies to black holes. Although the black hole was undiscovered back then, through advanced technology, people discovered that true beauty lies on the realness of the black hole. The last aesthetic theory is Romanticism. It seems romanticism has nothing to do with black holes. However, romanticism somewhat consists of love of nature, emphasis on passion and imagination. With imagination, black hole can be described as passionate with its powerful sucking machine that even light can not go pass through the endless darkness of the hole. Seemingly, love of nature creates people to strive for more about the mysterious black hole which interacts between beauties and creativity of the universe. In conclusion, black holes are a major topic within the universe and it contains so much curiosity that it could possibly hold unlimited uses. Black holes are a sensation that still puzzles astronomers. It seems that as human being get closer to solving their existence and functions people end up with more and more questions. Although these questions just lead one into more and more unanswered problems, seek and find refuge into them. Dreaming that maybe one day, one will understand all the conceptions and will be able to use the universe to our advantage and go where only one’s dreams could take us.

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