Blazar in action

April 23, 2008
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Hugh Aller and Margo Aller

Blazars, among the most energetic objects in the universe, are fueled by supermassive black holes at the core of certain giant elliptical galaxies. Periodically, they emit jets of high-energy plasma at almost the speed of light.

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