Learn About Black Holes
Narrator (April Hobart, CXC): If a star has
three times or more the mass of the sun and
collapses, it can form a black hole.
These bizarre objects are found across the
universe within double-star systems and at
the centers of galaxies where giant black
holes grow.
X-ray telescopes like Chandra can see superheated
matter that is swirling toward the event horizon
of a black hole.
Chandra has revealed how black holes impact
their environments, how they behave, and their
role in helping shape the evolution of the
cosmos.
See black holes through Chandra's eyes.
