National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO)
Bill Saxton, NRAO/AUI/NSF
VLBA Locates Origin of Superenergetic Bursts Near Giant Black Hole
2 Jul 2009, 18:00 UTC
Bill Saxton, NRAO/AUI/NSF
Using a worldwide combination of diverse telescopes, astronomers have discovered that a giant galaxy's bursts of very high energy gamma rays are coming from a region very close to the supermassive black hole at its core. The discovery provides important new information about the mysterious workings of the powerful "engines" in the centers of innumerable galaxies throughout the Universe.
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