U of A Astronomers Capture Unprecedented View of Supermassive Black Hole in Action
January 18, 2025
January 18, 2025
TUCSON, Arizona, Jan. 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release:
Active galactic nuclei are supermassive black holes at the center of certain galaxies. As matter falls into these black holes, enormous amounts of energy are released, making active galactic nuclei, or AGN, one of the most energetic phenomena that can be observed in space. University of Arizona astronomers have now produced the sharpest direct images ever taken of an AGN in the infrared . . .
Active galactic nuclei are supermassive black holes at the center of certain galaxies. As matter falls into these black holes, enormous amounts of energy are released, making active galactic nuclei, or AGN, one of the most energetic phenomena that can be observed in space. University of Arizona astronomers have now produced the sharpest direct images ever taken of an AGN in the infrared . . .