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Black Hole

A black hole is an astronomical object whose gravity is so strong that nothing—even light—can escape from within its event horizon. It forms when a massive star’s core collapses or through other processes, and may have an accretion disk of infalling matter that emits radiation. Supermassive black holes at galaxy centers influence stellar orbits, and mergers produce gravitational waves.

Source: nasa.gov

APODs including "Black Hole"

At the Center of the Milky Way

At the Center of the Milky Way

11/12/2008

Our Galaxy's Central Molecular Zone

Our Galaxy's Central Molecular Zone

10/11/2008

Two Black Holes Dancing in 3C 75

Two Black Holes Dancing in 3C 75

09/11/2008

M83: The Thousand-Ruby Galaxy

M83: The Thousand-Ruby Galaxy

27/09/2008

Active Galaxy NGC 1275

Active Galaxy NGC 1275

22/08/2008

Black Hole Candidate Cygnus X-1

Black Hole Candidate Cygnus X-1

11/08/2008

M81: Feeding a Black Hole

M81: Feeding a Black Hole

27/06/2008

Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1300

Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1300

22/06/2008

At Last, GLAST

At Last, GLAST

13/06/2008

The Galactic Center Radio Arc

The Galactic Center Radio Arc

27/04/2008

Dawn of the Large Hadron Collider

Dawn of the Large 
Hadron Collider

25/02/2008

Active Galaxy Centaurus A

Active Galaxy Centaurus A

10/01/2008

The Holographic Principle

The Holographic Principle

16/12/2007

Cosmic Rays from Galactic Centers

Cosmic Rays from Galactic Centers

12/11/2007

Time Tunnel

Time Tunnel

06/09/2007

Huge Void Implicated in Distant Universe

Huge Void Implicated in Distant Universe

27/08/2007

The Center of Centaurus A

The Center of Centaurus A

29/07/2007

Jumbled Galaxy Centaurus A

Jumbled Galaxy Centaurus A

30/06/2007

The Tulip in the Swan

The Tulip in the Swan

24/05/2007

SN 2006GY: Brightest Supernova

SN 2006GY: Brightest Supernova

10/05/2007

Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1672

Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1672

18/04/2007

NGC 1365: Majestic Island Universe

NGC 1365: Majestic Island Universe

28/03/2007

Sgr A*: Fast Stars Near the Galactic Center

Sgr A*: Fast Stars Near the Galactic Center

14/01/2007

The Outskirts of M77

The Outskirts of M77

07/12/2006

In the Arms of NGC 1097

In the Arms of NGC 1097

01/12/2006

Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1300

Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1300

27/08/2006

Galactic Center Star Clusters

Galactic Center Star Clusters

10/08/2006

The Swarm

The Swarm

29/07/2006

The Galactic Center in Infrared

The Galactic Center in Infrared

16/07/2006

Wind from a Black Hole

Wind from a Black Hole

01/07/2006