Artist's Illustration of Blazar (IMAGE)

Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian

Artist's Illustration of Blazar

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This artist's conception shows a blazar - the core of an active galaxy powered by a supermassive black hole. Scientists using the VERITAS array have detected gamma rays from the blazar TXS 0506+056, which is also thought to be a source of neutrinos.

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M. Weiss/CfA

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