NASA missions help investigate an 'old faithful' active galaxy

Space Daily

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Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 13, 2021

During a typical year, over a million people visit Yellowstone National Park, where the Old Faithful geyser regularly blasts a jet of boiling water high in the air. Now, an international team of astronomers has discovered a cosmic equivalent, a distant galaxy that erupts roughly every 114 days. Using data from facilities including NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory and Transiting Exopla

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