Browsing by Subject "Galaxies - nuclei"
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A direct image of the obscuring disk surrounding an active galactic nucleus
(Nature, 1997-08-28)Active galactic nuclei (AGN) are generally accepted to be powered by the release of gravitational energy in a compact accretion disk surrounding a massive black hole. Such disks are also necessary to collimate powerful ...