Fermi Data (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Fermi Data

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Fermi data invalidates a once-popular explanation for the extragalactic gamma-ray background. Jets from active galaxies play only a minor role in producing the emission.

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NASA/DOE/Fermi LAT Collaboration

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