Skip to content
  • For Scientists arrow_outward
NSF Logo Icon
NRAO Logo
  • News
  • Gallery
  • Telescopes
    ▼
    • VLA
    • ALMA
    • VLBA
    • GBT
    • ngVLA
  • Tech
    ▼
    • CDL
    • Spectrum Management
    • ngRADAR
    • VLASS
  • Visit Us
    ▼
    • Visit VLA
    • Visit ALMA
    • Visit GBO
  • Learn
    ▼
    • What is Radio Astronomy?
    • Black Holes
    • Exoplanets
    • Pulsars Astronomy
    • Eclipse Basics
    • Blogs
    • Outreach Programs & Events
  • Explore
    ▼
    • The VLA Explorer
    • Cosmic Coloring Compositor
    • Milky Way Explorer
    • Interferometry Explained
    • ALMA Explorer
    • NRAO Mission Control
  • Join & Give
  • Home
  • chevron_right
  • Gallery
  • chevron_right
  • Black Holes

Image Gallery : Black Holes

Objects so dense that they have formed a gravitational event horizon. Anything entering the event horizon is forever trapped, including light. Stellar mass black holes are the remnants of dead stars. Supermassive black holes are at the center of most galaxies, and have a mass of millions or billions of Suns.

Search in Black Holes:
contract Media Use Policy

Media Type


Artwork
+
-
  • Artist Conception
  • Infographic
  • Poster
  • 3D Model
Photo
Scientific Image
+
-
  • VLA
  • ALMA
  • GBT
  • VLBA
Video
+
-
  • Animation
Advanced Search keyboard_arrow_upkeyboard_arrow_down

or
Browse by Category:
All Astrochemistry Black Holes Brown Dwarfs Cosmology Exoplanets Fast Radio Burst Galaxies People and Events Protoplanetary Disks Radio Telescopes and Technology Stars The Solar System
Browse a Collection:
2019 ALMA Top 10 2021 Science Highlights AAS June 2023 ALMA Astrophotography Project AR Models CDL Co-op Program Stories Desktop/Video Chat Backgrounds Image of the Week Jansky Lectures ngVLA Artist Impressions ngVLA Science Goals PHANGS-ALMA Catalog 2021 The Baseline VERTICO VLA Astrophotography Project VLASS Women in Astronomy IV 2017

Composite image of Abell 2597
A Molecular Fountain In Abell 2597more_horiz
Blazar diagram
AGNs Seen at Different Anglesmore_horiz
Time lapse of jet expansion
Astronomers See Distant Eruption as Black Hole Destroys Starmore_horiz
Tidal Disruption Event
Tidal Disruption Event in Arp 299more_horiz
Center of NGC 5643
Glowing Core of Brilliant Galaxy NGC 5643more_horiz
The 11 bipolar outflows near Sag A*
Earliest Phase of Star Formation Ever Observed in Highly Hostile Environmentmore_horiz
Double-lobe feature produced by jets from one of the newly forming stars.
Jets in a Newly Formed Starmore_horiz
Artist's impression of neutron stars
Animation of Neutron Star Merger and Aftermathmore_horiz
Comparison of NVSS, FIRST, and VLASS images.
VLASS Sharpens the Viewmore_horiz
VLBA image of center of galaxy 0402+379.
VLBA Reveals First-Ever Black Hole “Visual Binary”more_horiz
1989 and 2015 images, with newly-discovered object seen and not seen.
VLA Reveals New Object Near Supermassive Black Hole in Famous Galaxymore_horiz
Artist's conception of two supermassive black holes in galaxy Cygnus A.
Artist’s Conception of Cygnus A’s Companionmore_horiz
2015 radio image of Cygnus A.
New Companion Object Found Near Cygnus A’s Supermassive Black Holemore_horiz
Sagittarius A
The Spiral in the Heart of our Galaxymore_horiz
Radio galaxy 3C321
Black Hole Fires Jet at Companion Galaxymore_horiz
Fornax A
Flaming Fornax Galaxymore_horiz
Radio image of Hercules A
Hercules A in Radiomore_horiz
Sagittarius A
Sagittarius Amore_horiz
Showing images 19 - 36 of 60

Posts navigation

  • « Previous
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • Next »

Connect with NRAO

mail
Tweets by TheNRAO
The National Radio Astronomy Observatory is a facility of the U.S. National Science Foundation operated under cooperative agreement by Associated Universities, Inc.
Founded in 1956, the NRAO provides state-of-the-art radio telescope facilities for use by the international scientific community. NRAO telescopes are open to all astronomers regardless of institutional or national affiliation. Observing time on NRAO telescopes is available on a competitive basis to qualified scientists after evaluation of research proposals on the basis of scientific merit, the capability of the instruments to do the work, and the availability of the telescope during the requested time. NRAO also provides both formal and informal programs in education and public outreach for teachers, students, the general public, and the media.
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 "to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense..."
AUI collaborates with the scientific community and research sponsors to plan, build, and operate cutting-edge facilities. We cultivate excellence, deliver value, enhance education, and engage the public.
  • News
  • Gallery
  • Telescopes
    • VLA
    • ALMA
    • VLBA
    • GBT
    • ngVLA
  • Tech
    • CDL
    • Spectrum Management
    • ngRADAR
    • VLASS
  • Visit Us
    • Visit VLA
    • Visit ALMA
    • Visit GBO
  • Learn
    • What is Radio Astronomy?
    • Black Holes
    • Exoplanets
    • Pulsars Astronomy
    • Eclipse Basics
    • Blogs
    • Outreach Programs & Events
  • Explore
    • The VLA Explorer
    • Cosmic Coloring Compositor
    • Milky Way Explorer
    • Interferometry Explained
    • ALMA Explorer
    • NRAO Mission Control
  • Join & Give
  • For Scientists
  • About NRAO
  • Ask an Astronomer
  • Historical Archives
  • Media Use
  • Social Media Policy
  • NRAO Library
  • Central Development Lab
  • Technology Transfer
  • Employee Services
  • Visitor Code of Conduct
  • Careers

Contact Us

NRAO Headquarters
520 Edgemont Road
Charlottesville, VA 22903
434-296-0211
More Information Here

© 2025 The National Radio Astronomy Observatory