8 amazing images of black holes and quasars shared by NASA
The US space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) frequently shares illustrations and images of quasars and black holes in space. Here are some of them.
Photo Credits: NASA/M. Weiss
Quasars are blazing centers of active galaxies energised by supermassive black holes with a strong gravitational pull.
Photo Credits: NASA
This stunning image is an illustration of a quasar and the galaxy surrounding the quasar. It shows an active supermassive black hole at the center absorbing light.
Photo Credits: NASA/ Joseph Olmsted
This marvellous image is an artist's impression of a supermassive black hole ejected from its host galaxy. The illustration is based on observations by NASA's Hubble Space telescope observations.
Photo Credits: NASA/Leah Hustak
Here's another stunning artist's impression showing the formation of a supermassive black hole. It is based on the data accumulated from NASA's Spitzer, Hubble and Chandra X-ray telescopes.
Photo Credits: NASA/M. Weiss
This mesmerising artist's impression shows a very distant quasar powered by a supermassive black hole. It shows the brightest quasar discovered in the Universe.
Photo Credits: NASA/M. Kornmesser
This captivating image is an artist's impression of a black hole amidst a star cluster, based on data provided by NASA's Hubble Space telescope.
Photo Credits: NASA/G. Bacon
Here's another spectacular artist's impression showing a giant plum of dust around a supermassive black hole. It shows the black hole attracting light from the active galaxies surrounding it.