Invisible center
We cannot see a black hole itself, because light cannot escape from inside its event horizon.
A place to make numbers click, chase the mysteries of space, and build whatever you can imagine.
Three ways in. No wrong place to start.
Play with division, fractions, factorials, and patterns.
Enter the Math Lab 02 / THE DISCOVERY ZONEMeet black holes and explore the edge of the unknown.
Launch into Space 03 / THE MAKING ZONEMake whole worlds with characters, vehicles, trees, and an endless brick canvas.
Open Brick StudioSee a small example, try a question, then explain how you know. Use a hint whenever you need one.
Let's share equally.
PICK AN ANSWER
Wonder note: factorials are written with an exclamation mark. For example, 4! = 4 × 3 × 2 × 1.
Choose a concept, move the controls, and notice what stays the same.
Move the sliders to share a total into equal groups.
They are mysterious, real, and pretty amazing. Take a little space trip to learn what scientists know.
A black hole has enormous gravity. Like other objects with mass, it pulls on nearby things.
Scientists find black holes by studying how they affect nearby stars, gas, and light.
We cannot see a black hole itself, because light cannot escape from inside its event horizon.
The event horizon is the boundary beyond which light cannot get back out.
Near some black holes, gravity can pull more strongly on one end of an object than the other.
A black hole is dark, but its surroundings can tell a story. Choose a clue to investigate.
Astronomers can track stars moving around a dark spot. Their orbits reveal the mass of what they cannot see directly.
Wonder: what could make a star change direction?
Pick an answer. If it is tricky, use the clue and try again.
Start with one piece, then keep going. Your canvas grows as far as your imagination can take it.
That's how discoveries begin.