6 stunning images of black holes shared by NASA

Artist concept of a growing black hole, or quasar, seen at the center of a faraway galaxy.

This artist concept illustrates a supermassive black hole with millions to billions times the mass of our Sun.

This is an illustration of a close-up look at a black hole drifting through our Milky Way galaxy.

This computer-simulated image shows a supermassive black hole at the core of a galaxy. 

Blue dots in this field of galaxies show galaxies that contain supermassive black holes emitting high-energy X-rays.

This illustration of material swirling around a black hole highlights a particular feature, called the “corona,” that shines brightly in X-ray light.

Image source: NASA