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Meanings of quasar in English

Russian
квазары
Portuguese
quasares
Spanish
cuásares
Catalan
quàsar
Wikidata

Active galactic nuclei containing a massive black hole.

        Related terms
        квазары
        Portuguese
        quasar lite ii
        Spanish
        aeroalcool quasar
        Wikidata

        General aviation aircraft by Aeroalcool.

              Related terms
              quasar lite ii
              Synonyms
              Examples for "quasi-stellar radio source"
              Examples for "quasi-stellar radio source"
              1
              In the we-call-them-as-we-see-them tradition among astrophysicists, these objects were dubbed Quasi-Stellar Radio Sources, or more affectionately, "quasars."
              Death by black hole: and other cosmic quandaries
              2
              Astronomers soon were calling this new class of objects -of which 3C 273 is the granddaddy and archetype - quasi-stellarradiosources.
              Wired
              Usage of quasar in English
              1
              It might convert a part of our Galactic arm into a quasar.
              The Gods Themselves
              2
              The galaxies host a bright quasar that may have illuminated the structures.
              Radio NZ
              3
              Once that quasar forms, even a ruinously low efficiency becomes sufficient.
              The Gods Themselves
              4
              They thought perhaps the quasar's surrounding galaxy was obscured by dust.
              Wired
              5
              The Hubble telescope has discovered the brightest quasar ever seen in the early universe.
              The Irish Times
              6
              The quasar has the brightness of about 600 trillion suns.
              The Irish Times
              7
              Huge bubbling clumps congealed around the quasar grenades, smothering them.
              The Neutronium Alchemist
              8
              She fired another quasar grenade from her forearm magazine, aiming along the corridor at Desmond.
              The Neutronium Alchemist
              9
              But suppose our Galactic arm implodes into a quasar.
              The Gods Themselves
              10
              For example, a black-hole-powered object called a quasar produces prodigious amounts of energy, including radio waves.
              BBC
              11
              The light is then re-emitted in a different wavelength, creating a unique spectrum for each quasar.
              Wired
              12
              The Hubble Space Telescope has photographed the eerie, green-glowing gas highlighted by a recently deceased quasar.
              Wired
              13
              It's one thing to observe the light from a quasar at the edge of the universe.
              Death by black hole: and other cosmic quandaries
              14
              Such an intense light would still be hopelessly dim compared with the colossal output from a quasar.
              The Irish Times
              15
              To feed a healthy quasar requires that its black hole eat up to ten stars per year.
              Death by black hole: and other cosmic quandaries
              16
              Discovering a quasar has become routine.
              BBC
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              Translations for quasar
              Catalan
              quàsar
              Quasar through the time