Active Galactic Nucleus
SCI2017_0007: Artist illustration of the thick ring of dust that can obscure the energetic processes that occur near the supermassive black hole of an active galactic nuclei. The SOFIA studies suggest that the dust distribution is about 30 percent smaller than previously thought. Credit: NASA/SOFIA/Lynette Cook
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ACD17-0168-12
Date Created
September 14, 2017
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ARC
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image
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NASA
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Ames
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