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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"

Planet Near a Galaxy Core

Planet Near a Galaxy Core

05/05/1996

Jets From SS433

Jets From SS433

06/03/1996

A Black Hole in M87's Center?

A Black Hole in M87's Center?

05/03/1996

The X-ray Timing Explorer

The X-ray Timing Explorer

03/01/1996

LMC X-1: A Black Hole Candidate

LMC X-1: A Black Hole Candidate

30/12/1995

Accretion Disk Binary System

Accretion Disk Binary System

26/12/1995

The Swirling Center of NGC 4261

The Swirling Center of NGC 4261

05/12/1995

Releasing Compton

Releasing Compton

29/11/1995

Too Close to a Black Hole

Too Close to a Black Hole

27/11/1995

A Star Where Photons Orbit

A Star Where Photons Orbit

26/11/1995

M104: The Sombrero Galaxy

M104: The Sombrero Galaxy

09/11/1995

A Quasar - Galaxy Collision?

A Quasar - Galaxy Collision?

22/10/1995

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar 1910-1995

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar 1910-1995

01/09/1995

The Orbiting Hubble Space Telescope

The Orbiting Hubble Space Telescope

10/08/1995