ASTRONOMY PICTURE

OF THE DAY

TAG NAME

Black Hole

JUN 1, 2003

GRO J1655-40: Evidence for a Spinning Black Hole

JUN 12, 2003

Cyg X-1: Can Black Holes Form in the Dark?

JUN 13, 2003

Neptune: Still Springtime After All These Years

JUL 11, 2003

NGC 1068 and the X-Ray Flashlight

NOV 28, 2003

The Most Distant X-Ray Jet

FEB 3, 2004

X-Rays From Antennae Galaxies

FEB 24, 2004

X-Rays Indicate Star Ripped Up by Black Hole

SEP 8, 2004

Molecular Torus Surrounds Black Hole

SEP 16, 2004

Microquasar in Motion

NOV 6, 2004

X-Rays from the Galactic Core

DEC 11, 2004

M87’s Energetic Jet

DEC 26, 2004

GRO J1655-40: Evidence for a Spinning Black Hole

JAN 28, 2005

The Swarm

MAR 30, 2005

ULXs in M74

APR 2, 2005

Cyg X-1: Can Black Holes Form in the Dark?

OCT 23, 2005

At the Center of the Milky Way

MAR 4, 2006

The Galaxy Within Centaurus A

APR 12, 2006

Binary Black Hole in 3C 75

MAY 28, 2006

GRO J1655-40: Evidence for a Spinning Black Hole

JUL 1, 2006

Wind from a Black Hole

JUL 29, 2006

The Swarm

JAN 14, 2007

Sgr A*: Fast Stars Near the Galactic Center

JUN 30, 2007

Jumbled Galaxy Centaurus A

JUN 27, 2008

M81: Feeding a Black Hole

AUG 11, 2008

Black Hole Candidate Cygnus X-1

DEC 11, 2008

At the Center of the Milky Way

APR 19, 2009

The View Near a Black Hole

MAY 29, 2009

Messier 106

JUN 8, 2009

Possible Jet Blown Shells Near Microquasar Cygnus X-1

MAR 14, 2010

Binary Black Hole in 3C 75

AUG 20, 2010

NGC 1365: Majestic Island Universe

SEP 5, 2010

GRO J1655-40: Evidence for a Spinning Black Hole

DEC 7, 2010

Too Close to a Black Hole

MAR 19, 2011

Messier 106

DEC 30, 2011

The Diner at the Center of the Galaxy

APR 4, 2012

Centaurus A

JUL 2, 2012

Journey to the Center of the Galaxy

OCT 6, 2012

At the Heart of Orion

OCT 19, 2012

Merging NGC 2623

NOV 2, 2012

The Black Hole in the Milky Way

MAR 12, 2013

Spin up of a Supermassive Black Hole

JUL 1, 2013

Orbiting a Black Hole

JUL 2, 2013

Circling a Black Hole at its Photon Sphere

SEP 6, 2013

The Quiet Sagittarius A*

NOV 20, 2013

Heavy Black Hole Jets in 4U1630-47

MAR 23, 2014

The View Near a Black Hole

JUL 7, 2014

J1502+1115: A Triple Black Hole Galaxy

OCT 26, 2014

Too Close to a Black Hole

JAN 2, 2015

At the Heart of Orion

MAY 21, 2015

NGC 6240: Merging Galaxies

OCT 20, 2015

When Black Holes Collide

OCT 28, 2015

Massive Black Hole Shreds Passing Star

NOV 19, 2015

Centaurus A

JAN 7, 2016

High Energy Andromeda

FEB 12, 2016

Two Black Holes Merge

MAR 12, 2017

At the Heart of Orion

MAR 27, 2017

Black Hole Accreting with Jet

JUN 2, 2017

Black Holes of Known Mass

JUN 6, 2017

The Case of the Missing Star

SEP 28, 2017

LIGO-Virgo GW170814 Skymap

OCT 12, 2017

NGC 1365: Majestic Island Universe

MAY 12, 2018

A Plurality of Singularities at the Galactic Center

JUL 29, 2018

Journey to the Center of the Galaxy

OCT 17, 2018

M15: Dense Globular Star Cluster

DEC 28, 2018

NGC 1365: Majestic Island Universe

APR 11, 2019

First Horizon-Scale Image of a Black Hole

APR 27, 2019

The Galaxy, the Jet, and the Black Hole

JUN 19, 2019

Our Galaxy’s Magnetic Center

AUG 20, 2019

Animation: Spiral Disk around a Black Hole

MAR 24, 2020

A Black Hole Disrupts a Passing Star

AUG 16, 2020

NGC 6814: Grand Design Spiral Galaxy from Hubble

AUG 25, 2020

Visualization: A Black Hole Accretion Disk

AUG 26, 2020

Cygnus Skyscape

SEP 8, 2020

GW190521: Unexpected Black Holes Collide

APR 27, 2021

Animation: Black Hole Destroys Star

JUL 14, 2021

GW200115: Simulation of a Black Hole Merging with a Neutron Star

FEB 22, 2022

Illustration: An Early Quasar

MAY 13, 2022

The Milky Way’s Black Hole

SEP 1, 2022

The Tulip and Cygnus X-1

OCT 15, 2022

GRB 221009A

DEC 22, 2022

NGC 1365: Majestic Island Universe

JUN 15, 2023

M15: Dense Globular Star Cluster

MAY 5, 2024

A Black Hole Disrupts a Passing Star

MAY 7, 2024

Black Hole Accreting with Jet

OCT 1, 2024

Porphyrion: The Longest Known Black Hole Jets