An accreting supermassive black hole (IMAGE)

Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica

An accreting supermassive black hole

Caption

AI-generated representation of an accreting supermassive black hole, surrounded by gas spiralling toward it along the equatorial plane (the accretion disk) and emitting powerful winds of matter as it falls in. This representation is based on a NASA's artist's concept that illustrates a supermassive black hole with millions to billions times the mass of our sun.

Credit

Credits: Emanuela Tortosa

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