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Active Galactic Nucleus
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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.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineActive Galactic Nucleus. NASA/ARC, 2017-09-14. Public domain. ID: ACD17-0168-12.
