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science2 years ago•3 min saved

"NASA's Black Hole Week 2023: A Visual Spectacle of Deep Space"

NASA has released stunning images and animations of black holes each day this week to celebrate Black Hole Week. The images include a comparison of the sizes of objects in the solar system to black holes of different sizes, a galaxy with an active galactic nucleus, a model of two black holes merging, and more. Astronomers believe nearly all galaxies have giant black holes at their center, where light and matter cannot escape, making it extremely hard to get images of them.

via The Times of Israel|

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science-and-astronomy2 years ago•7 min saved

"NASA's Black Hole Week 2023: Stunning Visualizations and Size Comparisons"

NASA is celebrating Black Hole Week by sharing an array of content on its website, including stunning images and information about black holes. The space agency has shared an animation that estimates the size of supermassive black holes, observations of a galaxy with an active galactic nuclei, and images of galaxies with bright AGN hearts. NASA has also explained the concept of spaghettification and shared simulations of the effects of extreme tidal forces on stars that orbit too close to a black hole. The week-long celebration concludes on Friday with a mystery content release.

via Space.com|

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