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- DLMLv 71 decade agoFavourite answer
Your question implies a knowledge of Newton's model of gravity, but lacks a knowledge of Einstein's model of general relativity.
The black hole warps the "fabric" of space time, so much, that the light follows the curvature of space and falls in.
- 1 decade ago
Good question :)
It has nothing to do with light's mass or a black hole 'dragging light in'.
Light just follows the curvature of space created by the immense gravity of a black hole.
Black holes kinda warp the geometry of space.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Light goes in a "straight" line. All gravity bends space so that light actually curves around a little. Near a black hole space gets so far curved that the light going in a "straight" line can actually orbit the black hole or turn all the way in.
- eriLv 71 decade ago
The immense gravitational field of a black hole warps the space around it, and light follows the shape of space - right into the black hole if it passes close enough.