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The Baseline 7: Mapping The Radio Skymore_horiz

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NRAO’s Baseline Episode 3: Viewing Active Galaxiesmore_horiz

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NRAO’s Baseline Episode 2: A Black Hole Eats A Starmore_horiz

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Event Horizon Telescope image of the jet structure of quasar 3C 279 in April 2017.

EHT image of quasar 3C 279more_horiz

In a long Chandra exposure lasting over seven days, Centaurus A reveals the effects of the supermassive black hole at its center. Opposing jets of high-energy particles are seen extending to the outer reaches of the galaxy, and numerous smaller black holes in binary star systems are also visible. In this image, low-energy X-rays are colored red, intermediate-energy X-rays are green, and the highest-energy X-rays detected by Chandra are blue. The dark green and blue bands running almost perpendicular to the jet are dust lanes that absorb X-rays, created when Centaurus A merged with another galaxy perhaps 100 million years ago.

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01 – ALMA Top 10: Messier 87 The Very First Image of a Black Holemore_horiz

A Universe Full of Radio Galaxies. Credit: Brian Kent

A Universe Full of Radio Galaxiesmore_horiz

Credit: Brian Kent NRAO/AUI/NSF

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EHT image of event horizon in the central supermassive black hole of M87

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Fanaroff-Riley-1 can be a signpost for galaxy clusters. FR-1 and are sources whose luminosity decreases as the distance from the central galaxy or quasar host increase (VLASS).

Fanaroff-Riley 1 Radio Galaxymore_horiz

VLBA continuum image of QSO P352–15

Distant Quasar Providing Clues to Early-Universe Conditionsmore_horiz

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Glowing Core of Brilliant Galaxy NGC 5643more_horiz

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