Black holes
Ring Around a Suspected Black Hole in Galaxy NGC 4261
November 29, 1995 · NASA
The gravitational pull of a suspected super-massive black hole forms a frisbee-like disk of cool gas, at the core of an energetic galaxy. Subsequent Hubble observations of yet another active galaxy (M87) confirmed the reality of monstrous black holes - gravitational "sink holes" that trap everything, even light. (Image Released: November 1992)
More Hubble images of NGC 4261
NGC 4261 WFPC with illustration of jet.May 14, 1998Dust Disk Around a Black Hole in Galaxy NGC 4261December 4, 1995
The Near Vicinity of the Black Hole at the Core of Galaxy NGC 4261 – Artist ConceptDecember 4, 1995
Giant Disk of Cold Gas and Dust Fuels Possible Black Hole at the Core of NGC 4261November 19, 1992
Dust Disk Fuels Black Hole in Giant Elliptical Galaxy NGC 4261November 19, 1992
A Quasar’s Companion Galaxy (left) and Galaxy Nucleus (right)November 19, 1996Quasar AnimationNovember 19, 1996 · video
Hubble’s 100,000th Exposure Captures Image of Distant QuasarJuly 18, 1996