Black hole

A black hole is an astrophysical phenomena with gravity of sufficient strength that it prevents even light from escaping. Black holes typically resulted from supernovae of extremely large stars, which resulted in matter so heavy that they could push into the fabric of space, though some were thought to have been created in the initial moments of the formation of the universe.

Black holes were common in the Galaxy, particularly in a cluster known as The Maw. One existed in the center of the galaxy, and one was also located along the Hydian Way, near Dathomir. Their intense gravity, combined with the difficulty in detecting them (as they emitted no light) and the fact that smaller black holes could "wander" through space, made them dangerous navigational hazards which snarled hyperspace routes. Unidentified black holes were marked as Gamma Class navigation hazards.

One section of the black hole was known as the Roche Lobe.

Natural black holes

 * Black Hole at the center of the Galaxy
 * Black Hole of Nakat
 * Black Hole of Quintas
 * Endor Gate
 * The Maw (cluster of black holes)

Artificial black holes
In c. 1 ABY, Imperial Doctor Arakkus once simulated the effect of a black hole. He utilized a negatron impact charge on a dwarf star, causing it to collapse on itself. The resulting collapsed dwarf star slowly sucked in its surroundings.

The dovin basals of the Yuuzhan Vong could generate small black holes, which they used as shields. By creating the black hole between a ship and enemy weapons fire, the hole could absorb the incoming fire, which was later dispersed harmlessly as low-intensity gamma radiation when the black hole would evaporate.