Race to Oblivion

Black holes are formed when the mass of a star is such that when the star finally runs out of fuel that the weight of the star causes the core of the star to collapse. Just like a building collapsing one layer at a time, large stars go through several steps as they desperately try to support themselves. However, unlike a building when the collapse finally reaches the foundation (in the case of a massive star, this is a solid ball of neutrons. One giant atomic nucleus), a star keeps collapsing until there is nothing left. Nothing can support the collapse once it begins.

Electrons are forced to merge with protons to form neutrons.

Neutrons are forced together into a solid mass, until finally they are crushed. With nothing else to support the star, the collapse of the core continues until a black hole is created. All the mass of the core crushed into a singularity, a point that is infinitely small.

The true definition of oblivion.