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Hidden Lair at the Heart of Galaxy NGC 1068
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Galaxy NGC 1068 can be seen in close-up in this view from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. NuSTAR's high-energy X-rays eyes were able to obtain the best view yet into the hidden lair of the galaxy's central, supermassive black hole. This active black hole -- shown as an illustration in the zoomed-in inset -- is one of the most obscured known, meaning that it is surrounded by extremely thick clouds of gas and dust.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineHidden Lair at the Heart of Galaxy NGC 1068. NASA/JPL, 2015-12-17. Public domain. ID: PIA20058.
