Blazar in the Early Universe (IMAGE)

National Radio Astronomy Observatory

Blazar in the Early Universe

Caption

VLBA image of the blazar PSO J0309+27 at a distance of 12.8 billion light-years from Earth. Galaxy's core is at bottom right, and jet is propelled outward from the core toward upper left.

Credit

Spingola et al.; Bill Saxton, NRAO/AUI/NSF.

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