Artist's illustration of a quasar (IMAGE)

University of Arizona

Artist's illustration of a quasar

Caption

This artist's concept depicts a distant galaxy with an active quasar at its center. The "quasar winds" are propelling hundreds of solar masses of material outward into the galaxy disk each year. This affects the entire galaxy as the material snowplows into surrounding gas and dust.

Credit

NASA, ESA and J. Olmsted (STScI)

Usage Restrictions

No restrictions.

License

Public Domain

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