Space / 2012-04-12
Lone Blazar
NASA's image library records Lone Blazar.
This image from NASA WISE spacecraft shows a blazar, a voracious supermassive black hole inside a galaxy with a jet that happens to be pointed right toward Earth. Active black holes are often found at the hearts of elliptical galaxies.
A CLOSER LOOK
This image from NASA WISE spacecraft shows a blazar, a voracious supermassive black hole inside a galaxy with a jet that happens to be pointed right toward Earth. Active black holes are often found at the hearts of elliptical galaxies.
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FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE
NASA Image and Video LibraryLone BlazarOriginal explanation based on the sources above. Images carry their own reuse terms.