Active Galaxy

Active Galaxy - A galaxy that is a source to large amounts of excess radio, X-ray, and/or gamma ray radiation.

This image shows Centaurus A, the closest active galaxy to Earth, as viewed from the Hubble space telescope.

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap160913.html

Author: Alexandra Krufka, UCF Undergraduate 2017
Editor: Patrick Joiner, UCF Interdisciplinary Studies, Class of 2018
Senior Editor: M.M. Montgomery, Ph.D, UCF Physics