Sentinel-1 mission site with icon
Wednesday, 05 March 2014 12:33![](/plugins/content/jlexcomment/assets/icon.png)
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Copernicus Sentinel-1
Black holes
Thursday, 17 July 2003 11:28![](/plugins/content/jlexcomment/assets/icon.png)
![Black hole (artist's impression)](https://www.esa.int/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2022/04/black_hole_artist_s_impression/24046562-1-eng-GB/Black_hole_artist_s_impression_card_full.jpg)
What are black holes? How do they form and evolve? What effect do they have on their surroundings and the rest of the Universe – and why should we care about them?