Quasar is an abbreviation of "quasi-stellar object". Quasars are unusually energetic objects which emit up to 1,000 times as much energy as an entire galaxy, but from a volume about the size of our [[solar system]].
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'''Quasar''' is an abbreviation of "quasi-stellar object". Quasars are unusually energetic objects which emit up to 1,000 times as much energy as an entire galaxy, but from a volume about the size of our [[solar system]].