Blazar in action

Abstract

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. Jets of high-energy plasma are caused by the black hole at the center of blazars. An animation of a blazar at the center of a galaxy emitting jets of high-energy plasma.