Core of Cygnus A

Artist’s conception of Cygnus A, surrounded by the torus of dust and debris with jets launching from its center

Artist’s conception of Cygnus A, surrounded by the torus of dust and debris with jets launching from its center. Magnetic fields are illustrated trapping dust near the supermassive black hole at the galaxy’s core. This initial study motivated the larger comparison of radio loudness to polarization and was included in the composite data set. Credit: NASA/SOFIA/Lynette Cook