The first images of an extragalactic object to have been captured using infrared interferometry reveal the doughnut-shaped cloud of dust that obscures the heart of a nearby active galaxy.
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Krolik, J. Dust-filled doughnuts in space. Nature 429, 29–30 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/429029a
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