This animation shows a supermassive black hole surrounded by a disc of gas and dust - the remains of stars that have been torn apart by the extreme gravity of the region. Owing to the incredible strong gravity, the disc around the hole is warped - a ...

Animation of an accretion disc around a black hole. Commissioned by the Simons Foundation for a press release....

Animation of an accretion disc around a black hole with jets being emitted. Commissioned by the Simons Foundation for a press release....

Artwork of a black hole. A black hole is a region of spacetime where the gravity is so powerful that not even light can escape them. They are created when massive stars die. This one is surrounded by an accretion disc of material, the light from whic...

... as quasars and Seyfert galaxies, those with unusually bright central regions, the black hole is probably feeding off a vast accretion disc - a donut-shaped gas cloud. The gas in the disc spirals around and is heated to extremely high temperatures by ...

Artwork of a black hole seen from an orbiting planet. A black hole is a region of spacetime where the gravity is so powerful that not even light can escape them. They are created when massive stars die. This one is surrounded by an accretion disc of ...

Artwork of a black hole seen from an orbiting planet. A black hole is a region of spacetime where the gravity is so powerful that not even light can escape them. They are created when massive stars die. This one is surrounded by an accretion disc of ...

Anatomy of a black hole showing the accretion disc, jets, ergosphere, inner and outer event horizons, static limit and singularity....

... black hole at the core of an ancient galaxy.' This image depicts the event taking place on the outskirts of the black hole's accretion disc. ...