This computer-simulated image shows a supermassive black hole at the core of a galaxy. The cosmic monster's powerful gravity distorts space around it like the mirror in a fun house, smearing the light from nearby stars. NASA/ESA/D. Coe, J. Anderson and R. van der Marel (Space Telescope Science Institute) hide caption

Merle Haggard, shown performing in 1985, was a country music fixture for 50 years. He died Wednesday, on his 79th birthday. Ebet Roberts/Redferns/Getty Images hide caption

A "new" Rembrandt portrait is actually the creation of a 3-D printer — and a statistical analysis of 346 paintings by the Dutch master. Robert Harrison/J. Walter Thompson Amsterdam hide caption

Marvel's Black Panther by writer Ta-Nehisi Coates and artist Brian Stelfreeze. Marvel hide caption

A judge watches contestants sleep during the Siesta Championship in Madrid in 2010. Prime Minster Mariano Rajoy said it's time to end the afternoon break. Many Spaniards call it an outdated stereotype and have been annoyed with the way the foreign media has reported it. Paul White/AP hide caption

Steven Jones, plant manager at EnerSys in Warrensburg, Mo., stands in the "transition room" where there is no lead before stepping onto the factory floor. EnerSys manufactures lead batteries. Frank Morris/KCUR hide caption

Refugees walk around Kladesholmen, Sweden, on Feb. 10. Last year, Sweden received more than 160,000 asylum applications, more than any European country proportionate to its population. David Ramos/Getty Images hide caption