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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]]. | + | '''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]]. |
[[Category:Astronomy]] | [[Category:Astronomy]] | ||
Revision as of 06:30, January 23, 2008
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.