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16 February 2022

The European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope Interferometer (ESO’s VLTI) has observed a cloud of cosmic dust at the centre of the galaxy Messier 77 that is hiding a supermassive black hole. The findings have confirmed predictions made around 30 years ago and are giving astronomers new insight into “active galactic nuclei”, some of the brightest and most enigmatic objects in the universe.

The release, images and videos are available on:
https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2203/

Kind regards,
The ESO Department of Communication
16 February 2022




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