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3D Black Hole Model

In additional to searching for new planets outside our solar system, The Space Interferometry Mission will look for evidence of binary black hole systems at heart of elliptical galaxies. (find out more) The interactive visualization below illustrates the theoretical structure of a black hole.

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Black Hole Cult 3D Animation

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