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A Multi-Wavelength View of Radio Galaxy Hercules A
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A Multi-Wavelength View of Radio Galaxy Hercules A

NASA / GSFC · 2017-12-08 · photograph (digital archive)

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Spectacular jets powered by the gravitational energy of a super massive black hole in the core of the elliptical galaxy Hercules A illustrate the combined imaging power of two of astronomy's cutting-edge tools, the Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Camera 3, and the recently upgraded Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) radio telescope in New Mexico.

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Credit lineA Multi-Wavelength View of Radio Galaxy Hercules A. NASA/GSFC, 2017-12-08. Public domain. ID: GSFC_20171208_Archive_e001618.
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