• Against the black background of the cosmos filled with thousands of white stars, a bright white light streams from the center of a dark purple disk of matter.
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    The Centaurus A galaxy shines bright in this image combining data from Chandra and other observatories. In the center of the galaxy is a supermassive black hole. It feeds off the gas and dust encircling it, and spews jets of high-energy particles and other material. 

  • Against the black background of the cosmos filled with thousands of white stars, a bright white light streams from the center of a dark purple disk of matter.

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