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Lone Blazar

NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA2012-04-12

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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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  • Title: Lone Blazar
  • Creator: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA
  • Date Created: 2012-04-12
  • Rights: JPL
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