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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"

The Galaxy, the Jet, and a Famous Black Hole

The Galaxy, the Jet, and a Famous Black Hole

09/05/2024

Visualization: A Black Hole Accretion Disk

Visualization: A Black Hole Accretion Disk
Video

08/05/2024

Black Hole Accreting with Jet

Black Hole Accreting with Jet

07/05/2024

A Total Solar Eclipse from Sliver to Ring

A Total Solar Eclipse from Sliver to Ring
Video

06/05/2024

A Black Hole Disrupts a Passing Star

A Black Hole Disrupts a Passing Star

05/05/2024

Regulus and the Dwarf Galaxy

Regulus and the Dwarf Galaxy

26/04/2024

Swirling Magnetic Field around Our Galaxy's Central Black Hole

Swirling Magnetic Field around Our Galaxy's Central Black Hole

01/04/2024

NGC 253: Dusty Island Universe

NGC 253: Dusty Island Universe

15/02/2024

Globular Star Cluster 47 Tuc

Globular Star Cluster 47 Tuc

08/02/2024

NGC 1365: Majestic Island Universe

NGC 1365: Majestic Island Universe

01/02/2024

Trapezium: At the Heart of Orion

Trapezium: At the Heart of Orion

05/01/2024

Illustris: A Simulation of the Universe

Illustris: A Simulation of the Universe
Video

31/12/2023

UHZ1: Distant Galaxy and Black Hole

UHZ1: Distant Galaxy and Black Hole

10/11/2023

NGC 1097: Spiral Galaxy with Supernova

NGC 1097: Spiral Galaxy with Supernova

11/10/2023

HESS Telescopes Explore the High-Energy Sky

HESS Telescopes Explore the High-Energy Sky
Video

06/09/2023

A Message from the Gravitational Universe

A Message from the Gravitational Universe

29/06/2023

M15: Dense Globular Star Cluster

M15: Dense Globular Star Cluster

15/06/2023

Virgo Cluster Galaxies

Virgo Cluster Galaxies

26/05/2023

The Spanish Dancer Spiral Galaxy

The Spanish Dancer Spiral Galaxy

08/05/2023

The Galaxy, the Jet, and a Famous Black Hole

The Galaxy, the Jet, and a Famous Black Hole

04/05/2023

Centaurus A: A Peculiar Island of Stars

Centaurus A: A Peculiar Island of Stars

03/05/2023

The Galactic Center Radio Arc

The Galactic Center Radio Arc

03/04/2023

Unraveling NGC 3169

Unraveling NGC 3169

02/03/2023

Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1365 from Webb

Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1365 from Webb

18/02/2023

Active Galaxy NGC 1275

Active Galaxy NGC 1275

26/01/2023

The Colliding Spiral Galaxies of Arp 274

The Colliding Spiral Galaxies of Arp 274

23/01/2023

NGC 1365: Majestic Island Universe

NGC 1365: Majestic Island Universe

22/12/2022

In the Arms of NGC 1097

In the Arms of NGC 1097

16/11/2022

Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1300

Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1300

16/10/2022

GRB 221009A

GRB 221009A

15/10/2022