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Supermassive Black Hole
A black hole with a mass ranging from millions to billions of times that of the Sun, typically found at the centers of galaxies. These black holes influence the dynamics and evolution of their host galaxies.
Source: nasa.gov
APODs including "Supermassive Black Hole"
The Galactic Center in Radio from MeerKAT
08/07/2019
NGC 1566: The Spanish Dancer Spiral Galaxy
02/07/2019
Our Galaxy's Magnetic Center
19/06/2019
The Galaxy, the Jet, and the Black Hole
27/04/2019
M104: The Sombrero Galaxy
29/03/2019
X-Ray Superbubbles in Galaxy NGC 3079
05/03/2019
HESS Telescopes Explore the High-Energy Sky
Video
08/01/2019
NGC 1365: Majestic Island Universe
28/12/2018
Spiraling Supermassive Black Holes
Video
03/12/2018
NGC 1672: Barred Spiral Galaxy from Hubble
09/10/2018
Journey to the Center of the Galaxy
Video
29/07/2018
At Last GLAST
11/06/2018
A Plurality of Singularities at the Galactic Center
12/05/2018
NGC 7331 Close-Up
07/02/2018
An Immersive Visualization of the Galactic Center
Video
22/01/2018
Unexpected X-Rays from Perseus Galaxy Cluster
02/01/2018
Two Black Holes Dancing in 3C 75
22/10/2017
NGC 1365: Majestic Island Universe
12/10/2017
Filaments of Active Galaxy NGC 1275
05/04/2017
Black Hole Accreting with Jet
27/03/2017
Galaxy Cluster Abell 2666
10/03/2017
In the Center of Spiral Galaxy NGC 5033
09/01/2017
NGC 4696: Filaments around a Black Hole
07/12/2016
Arp 299: Black Holes in Colliding Galaxies
01/11/2016
NGC 1672: Barred Spiral Galaxy from Hubble
13/09/2016
NGC 6814: Grand Design Spiral Galaxy from Hubble
21/06/2016
Unraveling NGC 3169
06/11/2015
Distant Neutrinos Detected Below Antarctic Ice
01/09/2015
Gamma-ray Rain from 3C 279
Video
22/07/2015
Nearby Spiral Galaxy NGC 4945
28/05/2015