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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"

Neutrino Associated with Distant Blazar Jet

Neutrino Associated with Distant Blazar Jet

16/07/2018

Centaurus A

Centaurus A

12/07/2018

At Last GLAST

At Last GLAST

11/06/2018

A Plurality of Singularities at the Galactic Center

A Plurality of Singularities at the Galactic Center

12/05/2018

NGC 253: Dusty Island Universe

NGC 253: Dusty Island Universe

22/03/2018

NGC 7331 Close-Up

NGC 7331 Close-Up

07/02/2018

An Immersive Visualization of the Galactic Center

An Immersive Visualization of the Galactic Center
Video

22/01/2018

Unexpected X-Rays from Perseus Galaxy Cluster

Unexpected X-Rays from Perseus Galaxy Cluster

02/01/2018

Two Black Holes Dancing in 3C 75

Two Black Holes Dancing in 3C 75

22/10/2017

NGC 1365: Majestic Island Universe

NGC 1365: Majestic Island Universe

12/10/2017

LIGO-Virgo GW170814 Skymap

LIGO-Virgo GW170814 Skymap

28/09/2017

Spiral Galaxy NGC 1512: The Nuclear Ring

Spiral Galaxy NGC 1512: The Nuclear Ring

10/07/2017

The Case of the Missing Star

The Case of the Missing Star

06/06/2017

Black Holes of Known Mass

Black Holes of Known Mass

02/06/2017

The Holographic Principle

The Holographic Principle

23/04/2017

Filaments of Active Galaxy NGC 1275

Filaments of Active Galaxy NGC 1275

05/04/2017

Black Hole Accreting with Jet

Black Hole Accreting with Jet

27/03/2017

At the Heart of Orion

At the Heart of Orion

12/03/2017

Galaxy Cluster Abell 2666

Galaxy Cluster Abell 2666

10/03/2017

Centaurus A

Centaurus A

09/03/2017

The Tulip and Cygnus X-1

The Tulip and Cygnus X-1

16/02/2017

In the Center of Spiral Galaxy NGC 5033

In the Center of Spiral Galaxy NGC 5033

09/01/2017

NGC 4696: Filaments around a Black Hole

NGC 4696: Filaments around a Black Hole

07/12/2016

NGC 253: Dusty Island Universe

NGC 253: Dusty Island Universe

03/11/2016

Arp 299: Black Holes in Colliding Galaxies

Arp 299: Black Holes in Colliding Galaxies

01/11/2016

NGC 1672: Barred Spiral Galaxy from Hubble

NGC 1672: Barred Spiral Galaxy from Hubble

13/09/2016

NGC 6814: Grand Design Spiral Galaxy from Hubble

NGC 6814: Grand Design Spiral Galaxy from Hubble

21/06/2016

GW151226: A Second Confirmed Source of Gravitational Radiation

GW151226: A Second Confirmed Source of Gravitational Radiation
Video

15/06/2016

Hitomi Launches

Hitomi Launches

18/02/2016

Two Black Holes Merge

Two Black Holes Merge
Video

12/02/2016