blazar

Noun

Meaning

(astronomy) A very compact quasar, associated with a supermassive black hole at the center of an active galaxy.

(astronomy) An object which is either an optically violent variable quasar (OVV quasar) or a BL Lac object or which has properties of both.

Examples

Blazar emission reaches Earth: Gamma rays (magenta), the most energetic form of light, and elusive particles called neutrinos (gray) formed in the jet of an active galactic nucleus far, far away. Source: Internet

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