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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"

Centaurus Radio Jets Rising

Centaurus Radio Jets Rising

13/04/2011

Messier 106

Messier 106

19/03/2011

Hanny's Voorwerp

Hanny's Voorwerp

10/02/2011

The Once and Future Stars of Andromeda

The Once and Future Stars of Andromeda

20/01/2011

Kona Galaxy Garden

Kona Galaxy Garden

18/01/2011

Too Close to a Black Hole

Too Close to a Black Hole

07/12/2010

The Center of Centaurus A

The Center of Centaurus A

07/11/2010

GRO J1655-40: Evidence for a Spinning Black Hole

GRO J1655-40: Evidence for a Spinning Black Hole

05/09/2010

NGC 1365: Majestic Island Universe

NGC 1365: Majestic Island Universe

20/08/2010

Hubble Remix: Active Galaxy NGC 1275

Hubble Remix: Active Galaxy NGC 1275

04/06/2010

The Galactic Center in Infrared from 2MASS

The Galactic Center in Infrared from 2MASS

30/05/2010

Black Holes in Merging Galaxies

Black Holes in Merging Galaxies

29/05/2010

M87: Elliptical Galaxy with Jet

M87: Elliptical Galaxy with Jet

20/05/2010

Binary Black Hole in 3C 75

Binary Black Hole in 3C 75

14/03/2010

Centaurus A

Centaurus A

13/03/2010

Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 6217

Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 6217

28/12/2009

The Jets of NGC 1097

The Jets of NGC 1097

27/11/2009

NGC 253: Dusty Island Universe

NGC 253: Dusty Island Universe

21/11/2009

Great Observatories Explore Galactic Center

Great Observatories Explore Galactic Center

11/11/2009

Starburst Galaxy IC 10

Starburst Galaxy IC 10

09/10/2009

The Holographic Principle

The Holographic Principle

13/09/2009

NGC 1097: Spiral Galaxy with a Central Eye

NGC 1097: Spiral Galaxy with a Central Eye

27/07/2009

Lyman Alpha Blob

Lyman Alpha Blob

02/07/2009

NGC 6240: Merging Galaxies

NGC 6240: Merging Galaxies

18/06/2009

Possible Jet Blown Shells Near Microquasar Cygnus X-1

Possible Jet Blown Shells Near Microquasar Cygnus X-1

08/06/2009

Messier 106

Messier 106

29/05/2009

Galaxies of the Perseus Cluster

Galaxies of the Perseus Cluster

08/05/2009

GRB 090423: The Farthest Explosion Yet Measured

GRB 090423: The Farthest Explosion Yet Measured

29/04/2009

The View Near a Black Hole

The View Near a Black Hole

19/04/2009

The Colliding Spiral Galaxies of Arp 274

The Colliding Spiral Galaxies of Arp 274

07/04/2009