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Black Hole Cygnus X-1 (Illustration)
The black hole named Cygnus X-1 formed when a large star caved in. This black hole pulls matter from the blue star beside it.Credits Image NASA, CXC, Melissa Weiss (CXC) ...
- Date
- Dec 13, 2023
- Observatory
- James Webb Space Telescope
- Credit
- NASA / ESA / CSA / STScI
- Archive ID
- 4187
The black hole named Cygnus X-1 formed when a large star caved in. This black hole pulls matter from the blue star beside it.
Credits
Image
NASA, CXC, Melissa Weiss (CXC)