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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"
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
A Milestone Quasar
18/08/1996
A Quasar - Galaxy Collision?
22/10/1995