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Animation: Black Hole Destroys Star

2021 April 27

When Black Holes Collide


Black Hole Safety Video

If you were a small one-eyed monster, would you want to visit a black hole?

Unusual Signal Suggests Neutron Star Destroyed by Black Hole

What created this unusual explosion?

Animation: Spiral Disk around a Black Hole

What would it look like to orbit a black hole?

M83: The Thousand-Ruby Galaxx

Big, bright, and beautiful, spiral galaxy M83 lies a mere twelve million light-years away, near the southeastern tip of the very long constellation Hydra.

Our Galaxy's Magnetic Center

What's the magnetic field like in the center of our Milky Way Galaxy?

Our Galaxy's Magnetic Center

What's the magnetic field like in the center of our Milky Way Galaxy?

Jupiter Abyss

What's that black spot on Jupiter?

Astronomy Picture of the Day: Spiraling Supermassive Black Holes

Do black holes glow when they collide? When merging, co-orbiting black holes are sure to emit a burst of unusual gravitational radiation, but will they emit light, well before that, if they are surrounded by gas?

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