Gas cloud being ripped apart by black hole at the centre of the Milky Way (observations from 2006, 2010 and 2013 are shown in blue, green and red, respectively)[201]

Born many ways

Most black holes form when massive stars collapse. Others grow by mergers, steady feeding, or even direct collapse of gas clouds.

Black Holes: Origins—from Dying Stars to Quasar Giants

Image by the Event Horizon Telescope of the supermassive black hole in the center of Messier 87

A cosmic family

Stellar, intermediate‑mass, and supermassive black holes span from a few to billions of solar masses; almost every galaxy hides one at its center.

Black Holes: Origins—from Dying Stars to Quasar Giants

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