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Does dark energy and dark matter affect black holes?

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For example, as normal matter falls toward a black hole, it heats up and radiates light. The radiation can be so intense that it actually halts the accretion of matter onto the black hole at what scientists call the Eddington limit. But because dark matter doesn't emit light, this effect doesn't apply to it. read more

Dark energy can escape a black hole, no matter what size the black hole is and no matter how close the dark energy is to the center of the black hole. This is because dark energy is not affected by gravity at all. read more

The biggest black holes live at the centers of galaxies, which is also the center of the "dark matter potential" (google it) for the galaxy. The mass of the dark matter in the galaxy helps drive gas and stars to the central black hole, which helps it grow larger, and can cause it to have outflows. read more

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