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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.

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APODs including "Black Hole"

X-Rays from the Galactic Core

X-Rays from the Galactic Core

06/11/2004

SOFIA's Mirror

SOFIA's Mirror

22/10/2004

Microquasar in Motion

Microquasar in Motion

16/09/2004

Molecular Torus Surrounds Black Hole

Molecular Torus Surrounds Black Hole

08/09/2004

NGC 7331: A Galaxy So Inclined

NGC 7331: A Galaxy So Inclined

01/07/2004

The Galaxy Within Centaurus A

The Galaxy Within Centaurus A

24/06/2004

Journey to the Center of the Galaxy

Journey to the Center of the Galaxy

11/04/2004

A Mystery In Gamma Rays

A Mystery In Gamma Rays

03/04/2004

X-Rays Indicate Star Ripped Up by Black Hole

X-Rays Indicate Star Ripped Up by Black Hole

24/02/2004

NGC 613: Spiral of Dust and Stars

NGC 613: Spiral of Dust and Stars

13/02/2004

X-Rays From Antennae Galaxies

X-Rays From Antennae Galaxies

03/02/2004

The Most Distant X-Ray Jet

The Most Distant X-Ray Jet

28/11/2003

The Sombrero Galaxy from HST

The Sombrero Galaxy from HST

08/10/2003

A Note on the Perseus Cluster

A Note on the Perseus Cluster

12/09/2003

The Galactic Center in Infrared

The Galactic Center in Infrared

07/09/2003

Spiral Galaxy NGC 7742

Spiral Galaxy NGC 7742

26/07/2003

X-Ray Milky Way

X-Ray Milky Way

12/07/2003

NGC 1068 and the X-Ray Flashlight

NGC 1068 and the X-Ray Flashlight

11/07/2003

Centaurus A: X-Rays from an Active Galaxy

Centaurus A: X-Rays from an Active Galaxy

05/07/2003

Cyg X-1: Can Black Holes Form in the Dark?

Cyg X-1: Can Black Holes Form in the Dark?

12/06/2003

GRO J1655-40: Evidence for a Spinning Black Hole

GRO J1655-40: Evidence for a Spinning Black Hole

01/06/2003

A Primordial Quasar

A Primordial Quasar

20/05/2003

The Holographic Principle

The Holographic Principle

18/05/2003

The Energetic Jet from Centaurus A

The Energetic Jet from Centaurus A

01/05/2003

M106 in Canes Venatici

M106 in Canes Venatici

17/04/2003

X-Rays from M83

X-Rays from M83

06/02/2003

X-Rays from the Galactic Core

X-Rays from the Galactic Core

08/01/2003

The Supermassive Black Holes of NGC 6240

The Supermassive Black Holes of NGC 6240

28/11/2002

Journey to the Center of the Galaxy

Journey to the Center of the Galaxy

25/10/2002

At the Center of the Milky Way

At the Center of the Milky Way

18/10/2002