File:Black Hole Desktop & Phone Wallpapers (SVS14146 - lonely galaxy desktop).png

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Surprisingly Lonely Galaxy This image features a galaxy called 3C 297 that is lonelier than expected after it likely pulled in and absorbed its former companion galaxies. The solo galaxy is located about 9.

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English: Surprisingly Lonely Galaxy This image features a galaxy called 3C 297 that is lonelier than expected after it likely pulled in and absorbed its former companion galaxies. The solo galaxy is located about 9.2 billion light-years from Earth and contains a quasar, a supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy that pulls in gas and drives powerful jets of matter seen in radio waves.Download the desktop version here.Download the smartphone version here.Credit: x-ray: NASA/CXC/Univ. of Torino/V. Missaglia et al.; Optical: NASA/ESA/STScI & International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA; Infrared: NASA/ESA/STScI; Radio: NRAO/AUI/NSF
Date 4 May 2022 (upload date)
Source Black Hole Desktop & Phone Wallpapers
Author NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio - KBR Wyle Services, LLC/Scott Wiessinger, University of Maryland College Park/Barb Mattson, University of Maryland College Park/Francis Reddy, University of Maryland College Park/Jeanette Kazmierczak
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Ast; Astrophysics; Black Hole

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