Hubble snaps a radiant galaxy lit up by a very active black hole

Hubble snaps a radiant galaxy lit up by a very active black hole

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The Hubble Space Telescope captured a brilliant image of spiral galaxy NGC 3254, which has a particularly luminescent and active core emitting as much energy as the rest of the galaxy combined.

NGC 3254 is classified as a Seyfert galaxy. Seyfert galaxies are defined by their extremely active centers. Why are they so active?...

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