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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 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

LIGO Detects Gravitational Waves from Merging Black Holes

LIGO Detects Gravitational Waves from Merging Black Holes

11/02/2016

21st Century M101

21st Century M101

22/01/2016

The Galactic Center in Infrared

The Galactic Center in Infrared

17/01/2016

Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1300

Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1300

09/01/2016

High Energy Andromeda

High Energy Andromeda

07/01/2016

Centaurus A

Centaurus A

19/11/2015

Unraveling NGC 3169

Unraveling NGC 3169

06/11/2015

Massive Black Hole Shreds Passing Star

Massive Black Hole Shreds Passing Star
Video

28/10/2015

When Black Holes Collide

When Black Holes Collide
Video

20/10/2015

M83: The Thousand-Ruby Galaxy

M83: The Thousand-Ruby Galaxy

08/10/2015

Distant Neutrinos Detected Below Antarctic Ice

Distant Neutrinos Detected Below Antarctic Ice

01/09/2015

The Sombrero Galaxy from Hubble

The Sombrero Galaxy from Hubble

26/07/2015