Active galaxy PMN J0948+0022 (centre), Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope image. Brighter colours indicate higher numbers of gamma rays and show that its

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Active galaxy PMN J0948+0022 (centre), Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope image. Brighter colours indicate higher numbers of gamma rays and show that its central black hole drives a fast-moving particle beam. PMN J0948+00225 is located in the constellation Sextans, around billion light years from Earth.

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