A face for radio

Charles Pevsner, taken from Rio Hurtado, Chile At just 12 million light-years away, edge-on Centaurus A (NGC 5128) is the closest galaxy with an actively feeding supermassive black hole. This powers jets that fire into the surrounding material and produce lobes visible only in radio waves; however, a diffuse glow is visible in optical light.Continue reading “A face for radio”
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