Is the Earth going to be destroyed? Blazer in space...
Actually, this question is because astronomers have identified the most ancient blazar seen in space till now. A supermassive black hole of the universe which throws an energy beam towards the Earth. According to a study published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters, the mass of this cosmic powerhouse is 60 billion times more powerful than the Sun. The title of which is, "Properties and far-infrared variability of a z = 7 blazar." Let us tell you that blazars are rare galaxies, which have supermassive black holes at their center. These black holes emit jets of radiation that align with the Earth, making them one of the brightest objects in the universe. There are very large magnetic fields around these black holes, which give shape to the jets. Which can spread far beyond their galaxies.
Recently discovered blazar J0410-0139
J0410-0139 is the name of the newly found blazar in space, which is situated approximately 12.9 billion light years from Earth. Only 800 million years after the Big Bang, its high-energy radiation beam has traveled for around 13 billion years to reach us. This puts it 100 million years ahead of the previous record holder and makes it the most distant blazar ever found.
Astronomers can see into the core of the cosmic powerhouse thanks to Blazar.
Scientists now have a rare chance to investigate the early cosmos thanks to the finding of blazar J0410-0139. Astronomer Emmanuel Momjian of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in virginia stated, "The jet of J0410-0139 just so happens to line up with our line of sight, allowing astronomers to peer into the heart of this cosmic powerhouse."
The Atacama Large Millimeter Array, the Magellan Telescopes, the european Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope in Chile, and NASA's Chandra Observatory were among the telescopes in space whose data the researchers combined. This sheds light on the formation and subsequent evolution of early supermassive black holes.
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