... LMC X-1: A Black Hole Candidate . ... Credit Copyright: ROSAT , MPE , NASA Explanation: The strongest source of X-rays in the Large Magellanic Cloud originates from an unusually energetic binary star system . This strong source, dubbed LMC X-1, is thought to be a normal and compact star orbiting each other. Gas stripped of the normal star falls onto the compact star, heats up, and emits X-rays. ... Publications with keywords: black hole - LMC . Publications with words: black hole - LMC . ...