Blazar
March 20, 2009
In the heart of an active galaxy, matter falling into a supermassive black hole somehow creates jets of particles traveling near the speed of light. For active galaxies classified as blazars, one of these jets beams right toward Earth. [ View Animation ]
Topics:
Environment, Extragalactic astronomy, Astronomy, Physics, animation, Markarian 421, Supermassive black holes, Polar jet, Blazar, Radio galaxy, Black holes, Jets, Active galactic nucleus, Galaxy, Technology Internet
