About this episode

The episode discusses the awakening of a supermassive black hole and its potential impact on its galaxy.

Scientists have spotted something firing out “cosmic bullets” into space at nearly the speed of light. The culprit: a supermassive black hole that’s waking up and turning into a quasar… with deadly consequences for its entire galaxy. In this video, we’ll find out how a black hole can kill a galaxy, and whether we should be worried for our own. ▀▀▀▀▀▀ Explore the night sky with DWARF mini: https://bit.ly/4wE0rm4 . Use code ASTRUM5 at checkout. ▀▀▀▀▀▀ Astrum's newsletter has launched! Want to know what's happening in space? Sign up here: ⁠https://astrumspace.kit.com⁠ A huge thanks to our Patreons who help make these videos possible. Sign-up here: ⁠ https://bit.ly/4aiJZNF

People in this episode

Host: Astrum

Topics covered

• black holes
• quasars
• cosmic bullets
• galaxy destruction
• astronomy
• space science

Keywords

• black hole
• quasar
• cosmic bullets
• galaxy
• space
• astronomy
• supermassive

Sponsors

DWARF

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: DWARF, Patreons

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