
A growing black hole, called a quasar, is seen at the center of a faraway galaxy in this artist concept. Astronomers using NASA Spitzer and Chandra space telescopes discovered swarms of similar quasars hiding in dusty galaxies in the distant universe.
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NASA ID
PIA10093
Date Created
October 25, 2007
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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