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Supermassive Black Holes — Galactic Engines
Supermassive black holes anchor galaxies, power quasars, and shape cosmic evolution. From Sgr A* to M87*, here's what we know — and what we don't.
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Supermassive black holes anchor galaxies, power quasars, and shape cosmic evolution. From Sgr A* to M87*, here's what we know — and what we don't.

What is a black hole, really? Event horizons, Hawking radiation, spaghettification, the nearest known black holes, and the first images of M87* and Sgr A*.