Gorilla Black Hole in the Mist

NASA's image library records Gorilla Black Hole in the Mist.

WHY IT’S INTERESTING

This false-color image from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope shows a distant galaxy yellow that houses a quasar, a super-massive black hole circled by a ring, or torus, of gas and dust.

SERENDIPITYA little unexpected

FamiliarWeird

A CLOSER LOOK

This false-color image from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope shows a distant galaxy yellow that houses a quasar, a super-massive black hole circled by a ring, or torus, of gas and dust.

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FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE

NASA Image and Video LibraryGorilla Black Hole in the Mist

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