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What If a Blazar Entered Our Solar System?
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We've explored many disasters Earth could face: from asteroids and aliens, to the Sun's death. Yet the Universe is perilous, and a new threat emerges—a blazar. Typically found at the galaxy's center, blazars are black holes of immense mass. For context, the Milky Way's black hole is four million times the mass of the Sun, but pales in comparison to others.
This episode investigates the oldest blazar, visibility differences among blazars, the Doppler effect's role…
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