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Where does most visible AGN power originate?

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  1. Inside the singularity
  2. In hot orbiting gas outside the horizon
  3. From the black hole surface

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  1. What Are Active Galactic Nuclei? science.nasa.gov/mission/webb/science-overview/science-explainers/what-are-active-galactic-nuclei Checked 2026-10-10.

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