'TIE Fighter'-Shaped TXS 0128+554 (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

'TIE Fighter'-Shaped TXS 0128+554

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This image shows TXS 0128 at 15.4 gigahertz as observed by the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA), a globe-spanning network of radio antennas. The colors correspond to the radio signal's intensity, from low (purple) to high (yellow).

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