NASA's Fermi Links Cosmic Neutrino to Monster Black Hole

NASA's Fermi Links Cosmic Neutrino to Monster Black Hole

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The Ray Space Telescope identified a high-energy neutrino source from a blazar, a type of galaxy with a supermassive black hole. This neutrino, after traveling 3.7 billion years, was detected in Antarctic ice, producing a Muon tracked by the Ice Cube Neutrino Observatory. NASA's Fermi Gamma Ray Space Telescope confirmed the blazar as the source, marking the first time a neutrino was traced to a black hole. This discovery is a significant step in Multi-Messenger Astronomy, which combines light, gravitational waves, and neutrinos to study cosmic phenomena.

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How did NASA's Fermi Gamma Ray Space Telescope contribute to the understanding of the blazar?

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Explain the concept of Multi Messenger Astronomy as mentioned in the text.

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