Gravitational 'kick' (IMAGE) University of Colorado at Boulder Caption Graphic showing the orbit of stars around a supermassive black hole before, left, and after, right, a gravitational "kick." Credit Steven Burrows/JILA Usage Restrictions Use with credit License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.