TNPSC Thervupettagam

Huge Optical Flare

February 16 , 2021 1254 days 831 0
  • The Indian astronomers have reported one of the strongest flares from a feeding super massive black hole or blazar called BL Lacertae.
  • They emit jets of charged particles travelling nearly at the speed of light.
  • It also one of the most luminous and energetic objects in the Universe.
  • Analysis of this flare can help trace the mass of the black hole and the source of this emission.
  • It can also provide a lead to probe mysteries and trace events at different stages of evolution of the Universe.
  • BL Lacertae blazar is 10 million light-years away.

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