Active black holes are more common than we thought

<p>Astronomers have created a comprehensive census of active galactic nuclei (AGN) — galaxies powered by a feeding central black hole. The new census, led by data pipeline developer Mugdha Polimera at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian, began while she was a graduate student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,<a class="more-link" href="https://www.astronomy.com/science/active-black-holes-are-more-common-than-we-thought/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">"Active black holes are more common than we thought"</span></a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.astronomy.com/science/active-black-holes-are-more-common-than-we-thought/">Active black holes are more common than we thought</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.astronomy.com">Astronomy Magazine</a>.</p>