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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"

Messier 106

Messier 106

09/04/2021

M87's Central Black Hole in Polarized Light

M87's Central Black Hole in Polarized Light

31/03/2021

Messier 66 Close Up

Messier 66 Close Up

28/01/2021

Jets from Unusual Galaxy Centaurus A

Jets from Unusual Galaxy Centaurus A

17/01/2021

NGC 1365: Majestic Island Universe

NGC 1365: Majestic Island Universe

08/01/2021

Fifty Gravitational Wave Events Illustrated

Fifty Gravitational Wave Events Illustrated

04/11/2020

Globular Star Cluster 47 Tuc

Globular Star Cluster 47 Tuc

24/10/2020

Virgo Cluster Galaxies

Virgo Cluster Galaxies

10/10/2020

NGC 5643: Nearby Spiral Galaxy from Hubble

NGC 5643: Nearby Spiral Galaxy from Hubble

05/10/2020

GW190521: Unexpected Black Holes Collide

GW190521: Unexpected Black Holes Collide

08/09/2020

SS 433: Binary Star Micro-Quasar

SS 433: Binary Star Micro-Quasar
Video

31/08/2020

Visualization: A Black Hole Accretion Disk

Visualization: A Black Hole Accretion Disk
Video

25/08/2020

NGC 6814: Grand Design Spiral Galaxy from Hubble

NGC 6814: Grand Design Spiral Galaxy from Hubble

16/08/2020

Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1300

Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1300

11/06/2020

NGC 253: The Silver Coin Galaxy

NGC 253: The Silver Coin Galaxy

14/04/2020

NGC 1672: Barred Spiral Galaxy from Hubble

NGC 1672: Barred Spiral Galaxy from Hubble

06/04/2020

The Galactic Center from Radio to X-ray

The Galactic Center from Radio to X-ray

31/03/2020

A Black Hole Disrupts a Passing Star

A Black Hole Disrupts a Passing Star

24/03/2020

M77: Spiral Galaxy with an Active Center

M77: Spiral Galaxy with an Active Center

17/03/2020

An Extreme Black Hole Outburst

An Extreme Black Hole Outburst

11/03/2020

Illustris Simulation of the Universe

Illustris Simulation of the Universe
Video

23/02/2020

Central Centaurus A

Central Centaurus A

22/02/2020

NGC 7331 Close Up

NGC 7331 Close Up

07/02/2020

A Hotspot Map of Neutron Star J0030's Surface

A Hotspot Map of Neutron Star J0030's Surface

18/12/2019

21st Century M101

21st Century M101

06/11/2019

Black Hole Safety Video

Black Hole Safety Video
Video

01/10/2019

Unusual Signal Suggests Neutron Star Destroyed by Black Hole

Unusual Signal Suggests Neutron Star Destroyed by Black Hole
Video

03/09/2019

Nearby Spiral Galaxy NGC 4945

Nearby Spiral Galaxy NGC 4945

22/08/2019

Animation: Spiral Disk around a Black Hole

Animation: Spiral Disk around a Black Hole
Video

20/08/2019

The Galactic Center in Radio from MeerKAT

The Galactic Center in Radio from MeerKAT

08/07/2019