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Webb Finds Evidence for Active Supermassive Black Hole in Messier 83


Highly ionized neon gas detected at the center of the spiral galaxy Messier 83 could be a telltale signature of an active galactic nucleus, according to a team of astronomers led by Space Telescope Science Institute scientists.

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