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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"
Black Holes in Merging Galaxies
29/05/2010
M87: Elliptical Galaxy with Jet
20/05/2010
Binary Black Hole in 3C 75
14/03/2010
Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 6217
28/12/2009
NGC 1097: Spiral Galaxy with a Central Eye
27/07/2009
Lyman Alpha Blob
02/07/2009
NGC 6240: Merging Galaxies
18/06/2009
Galaxies of the Perseus Cluster
08/05/2009
At the Center of the Milky Way
11/12/2008
Two Black Holes Dancing in 3C 75
09/11/2008
Active Galaxy NGC 1275
22/08/2008
M81: Feeding a Black Hole
27/06/2008
At Last, GLAST
13/06/2008
Time Tunnel
06/09/2007
Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1672
18/04/2007
NGC 1365: Majestic Island Universe
28/03/2007
The Outskirts of M77
07/12/2006
The Swarm
29/07/2006
Gamma-Ray Earth
03/06/2006
Elliptical Galaxy M87
20/05/2006
NGC 4696: Energy from a Black Hole
27/04/2006
Binary Black Hole in 3C 75
12/04/2006
The Galaxy Within Centaurus A
04/03/2006
X-Rays from the Perseus Cluster Core
08/12/2005
At the Center of the Milky Way
23/10/2005
Gamma-Ray Earth
31/03/2005
The Swarm
28/01/2005
Andromeda's Core
27/12/2004
M87's Energetic Jet
11/12/2004
X-Rays from the Galactic Core
06/11/2004