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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"
Molecular Torus Surrounds Black Hole
08/09/2004
The Galaxy Within Centaurus A
24/06/2004
Journey to the Center of the Galaxy
11/04/2004
The Most Distant X-Ray Jet
28/11/2003
A Note on the Perseus Cluster
12/09/2003
X-Ray Milky Way
12/07/2003
NGC 1068 and the X-Ray Flashlight
11/07/2003
A Primordial Quasar
20/05/2003
The Energetic Jet from Centaurus A
01/05/2003
X-Rays from the Galactic Core
08/01/2003
The Supermassive Black Holes of NGC 6240
28/11/2002
Journey to the Center of the Galaxy
25/10/2002
At the Center of the Milky Way
18/10/2002
PKS 1127-145: Quasar View
08/02/2002
Abell 2597's Cosmic Cavities
16/01/2002
The Gamma Ray Sky
12/01/2002
X-Ray Milky Way
10/01/2002
M87's Energetic Jet
01/11/2001
Around The Arches Cluster
14/06/2001
NGC 253: X-Ray Zoom
07/06/2001
The Center of the Circinus Galaxy in X-Rays
16/05/2001
The Perseus Cluster's X-Ray Skull
31/10/2000
M82's Middle Mass Black Hole
14/09/2000
X-rays From The Perseus Cluster Core
15/06/2000
3C 295: X-rays From A Giant Galaxy
25/11/1999
The Gamma Ray Sky
21/03/1998
Streaming From A Black Hole
13/06/1997
Signed, "A Black Hole"
16/05/1997
The Gamma Ray Sky Credit:
22/02/1997
Why is QSO 1229+204 so Bright?
24/08/1996