white hole

hypothetical region of spacetime that serves as the opposite of a black hole
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white hole

Summary

white hole is an astronomical object type[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of astronomical_object_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,320 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • white hole's instance of is recorded as astronomical object type[3].
  • white hole's instance of is recorded as scientific hypothesis[4].
  • white hole's instance of is recorded as hypothetical astronomical object[5].
  • white is named after white hole[6].
  • black hole is named after white hole[7].
  • white hole is a type of hypothetical astronomical object[8].
  • white hole's Commons category is recorded as White holes[9].
  • white hole is the opposite of black hole[10].
  • white hole's topic's main category is recorded as Category:White holes[11].
  • white hole's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/white-holes[12].
  • white hole's different from is recorded as black hole[13].
  • white hole's studied by is recorded as theory of relativity[14].
  • white hole's studied by is recorded as astronomy[15].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include astronomical object type[3], scientific hypothesis[4], and hypothetical astronomical object[5]. white hole is a type of hypothetical astronomical object[8]. It is the opposite of black hole[10].

Origins

Things named after include white[6], a color[16] and black hole[7], an astronomical object type[17].

Why It Matters

white hole ranks in the top 6% of astronomical_object_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,320 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:White holes
    Subclass of hypothetical astronomical object
    Opposite of black hole
    Studied by theory of relativity, astronomy
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007556015005171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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