Through this process, the AGN emits enough radiation to outshine the rest of the galaxy altogether. "When a supermassive black hole ensnares gas from its surroundings, the gas collects in a disc ...

A prime example of an AGN providing valuable insights is the galaxy NGC 1068. Located a mere 14.4 million parsecs from Earth, this Seyfert 2 galaxy has served as a pivotal laboratory for AGN studies.

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The discrepancy has been thought to be due to feedback mechanisms from active galactic nuclei (AGN)—a very bright, compact region at the center of a galaxy, powered by a supermassive black hole ...

Astronomers have discovered an ultramassive black hole 36 billion times heavier than the Sun in the galaxy LRG 3-757. This discovery challenges curren ...

My research is on supermassive black holes, active galactic nuclei (AGN), and galaxy mergers. In particular I study AGN feeding and feedback, which includes AGN activation during galaxy mergers and ...