Blazar | the greatest burst of energy in the universe |
Channel: AstroTime
Date: 2023-05-25

Blazar | the greatest burst of energy in the universe |

A blazar is a type of active galaxy nucleus that has relativistic jets that penetrate millions or even billions of light years out from the center of its parent galaxy. These jets consist of highly charged particles accelerated to nearly the speed of light. The blazar is thought to have a supermassive black hole at its center. The main difference between blazars and quasars lies in their orientation relative to the observer. In this case, the blazar jet is pointing directly at an observer on Earth. On the other hand, a quasar is an active galactic nucleus object that also has relativistic jets, but these jets do not point directly at the observer. in the highly unlikely scenario, if a blazar were extreme close to Earth and aimed its jets directly at the planet, the impact could be devastating. Powerful relativistic jets can cause extreme temperature increases and radiation that devastates the environment around them.

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