What is a Quasar?

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  • Опубліковано 4 лют 2025

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  • @Skull-dw3kn
    @Skull-dw3kn Місяць тому +7778

    Remember, it's two and a half billion light years away, basically means that if we actually saw it eat something, it would've happened 2.5 billion years ago

    • @thomasmulligan
      @thomasmulligan  Місяць тому +1005

      This is true 🤝

    • @HuzaifaKhanAfridi1
      @HuzaifaKhanAfridi1 Місяць тому +188

      Damn 💀

    • @alessandroborges3758
      @alessandroborges3758 Місяць тому +327

      Existencial crisis again💀💀

    • @thsmokeydawg
      @thsmokeydawg Місяць тому +49

      About a quarter of the universe life( a fifth? I’m not good at fractions 😂)

    • @Skull-dw3kn
      @Skull-dw3kn Місяць тому +63

      The observable universe has a radius of about 48 billion light years around us. So it's about 1/20 of the observable universe.

  • @yzzazz
    @yzzazz Місяць тому +5225

    and its still not quite as bright as a pickup truck's LED high beams in the oncoming traffic lane

    • @tajay655
      @tajay655 Місяць тому +230

      The ones with off-road lights are the worst

    • @thomasmulligan
      @thomasmulligan  Місяць тому +668

      You’re not wrong

    • @MegaLoquendo2000
      @MegaLoquendo2000 Місяць тому +60

      That should be illegal, it literally gives astigmatism to the people who see them

    • @REALITYSANILLUSION
      @REALITYSANILLUSION Місяць тому +4

      lmao

    • @wertyu-hb4gj
      @wertyu-hb4gj Місяць тому +8

      Or that one guys high rise beams on in pitch black in the other lane while driving

  • @Jigglywampus
    @Jigglywampus Місяць тому +1238

    I bet we can beat it with the power of friendship.

    • @hooplow
      @hooplow Місяць тому +37

      underrated comment

    • @beastkasim3054
      @beastkasim3054 Місяць тому +13

      overrated comment

    • @VapingHolograms
      @VapingHolograms Місяць тому +27

      unexpected comment

    • @balu.92
      @balu.92 Місяць тому +4

      You need to find the right author/director for this

    • @mypiang
      @mypiang Місяць тому +7

      rated comment

  • @Da_Laser_Cat
    @Da_Laser_Cat Місяць тому +2116

    Still not bright as a phone in light mode at 3am.

    • @thomasmulligan
      @thomasmulligan  Місяць тому +240

      💀💀

    • @Epic_R3K47
      @Epic_R3K47 Місяць тому +17

      😂😂😂😂😂

    • @Boy54-qp5pg
      @Boy54-qp5pg Місяць тому +1

      Ain't technology booty-full

    • @subtanx
      @subtanx Місяць тому

      Nahh this comment wins

    • @Rubber-Ducklings
      @Rubber-Ducklings Місяць тому

      Or when you go into the toilet at 3am and turn on the light

  • @tsulan
    @tsulan Місяць тому +1334

    thanks a lot, now I'm rethinking my entire existence.

    • @thomasmulligan
      @thomasmulligan  Місяць тому +188

      That’s what I’m here for my friend 😂

    • @Inunubujyjujujujujuj
      @Inunubujyjujujujujuj Місяць тому

      @@thomasmulliganshould we be worried abt this 😅

    • @Tasorius
      @Tasorius Місяць тому +1

      Now imagine what kind of monstrosity could have caused the big bang.

  • @LaVanilla19
    @LaVanilla19 Місяць тому +534

    Makes me feel so small and basically insignificant. My stress and problems just all the way more insignificant now. This is wonderful.

    • @rousvlet
      @rousvlet Місяць тому +6

      real

    • @Preston-oe7nd
      @Preston-oe7nd Місяць тому +52

      bro I hate these types of comments, no hate towards you but like if you think about it, you are as big as the universe to the smallest length ever. and why does it matter how small we are? ants are incredibly tiny yet they make HUGE layers, nets, all that. just remember, no matter how small you feel, you're always bigger then something out there, and have something to bring to the table

    • @noragmd
      @noragmd Місяць тому +11

      this is the most obvious sympathy bait i've seen a while

    • @ohonxyou
      @ohonxyou Місяць тому +5

      @Preston-oe7ndchill it’s not that deep 😭

    • @LaVanilla19
      @LaVanilla19 Місяць тому

      ​@Preston-oe7nd Thank you so much for that. But I was talking in the bigger picture not actually making it deep.

  • @Seiun_Soraya
    @Seiun_Soraya Місяць тому +715

    What my parents said they had to go through to get to school:

  • @mineshnissanka7139
    @mineshnissanka7139 Місяць тому +425

    Humans: I think we're figuring out our universe!
    Space: n o

    • @Preston-oe7nd
      @Preston-oe7nd Місяць тому +6

      Lil bro thinks he’s funny

    • @justanotheryotuber23
      @justanotheryotuber23 Місяць тому +10

      @Preston-oe7nd”lil bro” we don’t care if he is or not

    • @Theonlybuddy
      @Theonlybuddy Місяць тому +2

      We actually are

    • @SaturniumSTR
      @SaturniumSTR Місяць тому +5

      ​@Preston-oe7nd thinks he's correct

    • @93PandaRed
      @93PandaRed Місяць тому +1

      @Preston-oe7nd what did he do to you

  • @Mei_ying_
    @Mei_ying_ Місяць тому +165

    you never fail to make me question our existence

    • @thomasmulligan
      @thomasmulligan  Місяць тому +47

      That means I’m doing my job 😂❤

    • @Rowaaaan
      @Rowaaaan Місяць тому +1

      ​Yeah I love this channel 😊

  • @karanagrawal5007
    @karanagrawal5007 27 днів тому +3

    I heard it on repeat 8 times to try and imagine the impressiveness of Nature
    And I am aHindu in our culture this is also considered nature all Hail Ramanujan 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

  • @hippolytabaker9559
    @hippolytabaker9559 Місяць тому +154

    Quasar 3C273 is the most distant object that can still be picked up on amateur telescopes, has an absolute magnitude of -26.7 (about 4 trillion times more luminous than the Sun), and would be as bright as the Sun if it was as far away from us as Pollux is (about 10 pc instead of 749 Mpc).

    • @bpz8175
      @bpz8175 Місяць тому +7

      Yup. 3C273 is the brightest IIRC, but we'd found dozens of these objects that looked like stars in our galaxy with weird light spectrums.
      Therefore named QuaSaR; Quasi-Stellar Radio Source, which was what they were called in the 50s before we realized they were so far away.
      Also, 3C273 at 10pc from earth would bombard us with a ridiculous amount of ionizing radiation, making surface life completely different or nonexisting.

    • @UmarAbid-r4o
      @UmarAbid-r4o Місяць тому +1

      Nerd

    • @Loonaurtheworld
      @Loonaurtheworld Місяць тому

      I love your Puparia profile pic

    • @BobSmith-zq6gz
      @BobSmith-zq6gz Місяць тому +1

      To put this answer in terms everyone can understand.
      749 Mpc about 41,611,111 Kessel Runs from Star Wars.
      And 300 million tons of matter per second would be about 1.5 trillion apples per second.
      There, context!

    • @JackhammerJesus
      @JackhammerJesus Місяць тому +1

      Anything but metric.

  • @Womkar_17
    @Womkar_17 Місяць тому +66

    What A Wonderful World

    • @thomasmulligan
      @thomasmulligan  Місяць тому +19

      Ain’t that the truth

    • @Rowaaaan
      @Rowaaaan Місяць тому +1

      Is it part of the world tho? Its the universe so outside of the world ≠ earth? 🤔

    • @gillypiexo
      @gillypiexo Місяць тому

      ​@@Rowaaaan same kind of meaning. Yeah words have meaning even though we are always changing them! 🙂😅

    • @Rowaaaan
      @Rowaaaan Місяць тому

      @@gillypiexo yeah I was just contemplating the definition of the word world... Its not wrong I think, but I would say world refers more to a planet? Interesting 😊

  • @galaxyoffacts5769
    @galaxyoffacts5769 Місяць тому +60

    The brightest object known is made by the darkest to exist

  • @pippa3150
    @pippa3150 Місяць тому +17

    Thomas, you find the BEST stuff! Thank you!

  • @triggabun
    @triggabun Місяць тому +27

    Someone needs to release a VR anything based on these kinds of graphics.
    That is all I keep holding out on a headset for. I don't want anything but space exploration.

    • @gillypiexo
      @gillypiexo Місяць тому +2

      Agreed

    • @biutubestubes7591
      @biutubestubes7591 Місяць тому +5

      Space Engine. IDK if it has a VR version but it should have one if it doesn't already have it.
      Edit: it supports Oculus and SteamVR, I looked it up on Steam.

  • @TechnoMinded-qp5in
    @TechnoMinded-qp5in Місяць тому +4

    This bro is teaching me better things than what I was taught being in School growing up someone hire him to be a physics teacher.

  • @AntitheistHuman
    @AntitheistHuman Місяць тому +2

    The scales are absolutely mind blowing, amazing

  • @tuskrandom1
    @tuskrandom1 Місяць тому +72

    fun fact you can double click on comments to like and triple click on comments to reply to the comments

    • @megacat1384
      @megacat1384 Місяць тому +13

      *screams in computer user*

    • @thomasmulligan
      @thomasmulligan  Місяць тому +17

      Never knew this but it did work

    • @bro9_11
      @bro9_11 Місяць тому +7

      Same ahh npc comments, bro you can reply with a single tap why would you tap 3 times and its because after double tap it reset.

    • @gillypiexo
      @gillypiexo Місяць тому +1

      ​@@bro9_11😂

    • @zyndicate4669
      @zyndicate4669 Місяць тому +1

      Robot🤖

  • @TheIrishPrincessIsHeaven
    @TheIrishPrincessIsHeaven Місяць тому +2

    Still can’t be as bright as turing on the overhead light right after you wake up. You are on of my top three favorite UA-camrs. Love your videos and always look forward to watching them when I come home!❤

  • @KehlaniLong-v6m
    @KehlaniLong-v6m Місяць тому +30

    *Straight-up magic!*

  • @Abstersthedabsters
    @Abstersthedabsters Місяць тому +9

    I love your videos!! They are the reason I’m becoming so interested in the universe!❤

  • @user-ts1yw6ji2o
    @user-ts1yw6ji2o Місяць тому +80

    "it is actively consuming over 300 million tons of matter every single second"
    CaseOh: "Nah I'd win"

    • @ScaryMango6755
      @ScaryMango6755 Місяць тому

      Lmao😂😂😂 I was looking for a caseoh comment

    • @NukeThunder
      @NukeThunder 4 дні тому

      caseoh in 2025? 💔

  • @crabdrinker6324
    @crabdrinker6324 Місяць тому +5

    It’s a lifted GMC in 4-wheel drive when you aren’t going at least 100 over the speed limit in the right lane

  • @Josh_2216
    @Josh_2216 Місяць тому +20

    I feel like you are a slightly calmer version of zackdfilms, but anyways very cool

  • @krisv8407
    @krisv8407 Місяць тому +11

    That galaxy shown when you said Milky way, kinda actually looks like the sombrero galaxy

  • @_blank-_
    @_blank-_ Місяць тому +14

    886 times more massive than the Sun doesn't sound that big though

    • @Rowaaaan
      @Rowaaaan Місяць тому +10

      886 milion times actually.

    • @IndyJacksonTT
      @IndyJacksonTT Місяць тому +1

      ​@@Rowaaaanthank you I had a feeling he missed a "million" there

    • @SaltyNard
      @SaltyNard Місяць тому +1

      If it's space talk and any number is lower than a million, add a m/b/t/rillion, you'll be correct 33% of the time.

    • @LacLoc-w8v
      @LacLoc-w8v Місяць тому +1

      Yeah there's a bit of a misunderstanding. I think he meant 886 million, because 886x more massive than the sun wouldn't be considered "Supermassive". Also, it would have a schwarzchild radius of around 20,000 km (If it was 886x times more massive tan the sun)

  • @SmartLearners
    @SmartLearners 7 годин тому +1

    Ohhh thats why dr vegapunk says QUesAR

  • @chutimonpurinun9457
    @chutimonpurinun9457 Місяць тому +3

    ... I just realized that there had to be a bigger thing to give it that much energy 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

  • @y0m4m45
    @y0m4m45 Місяць тому

    I am forever thankfull to this one because NASA posted it a little before I went to see Muse and they added after years their song Supermassive Black Hole to their concert‼️

  • @sleepingcryptid
    @sleepingcryptid Місяць тому +1

    I don't know if you've made a video about this, but this got me wondering, what would happen if earth and our solar system got swallowed by a black hole? Love you're stuff by the way, you make me question existence every time I see you :)

  • @sorrenblitz805
    @sorrenblitz805 Місяць тому +2

    I often eat these as snacks. They're pretty yummy

  • @NOZDOGE24
    @NOZDOGE24 Місяць тому +4

    Made it sound like an insanely massive matter obliterator, when this is a little kid compared to The Great Attractor

    • @GwinnettAle
      @GwinnettAle Місяць тому +1

      We don’t even know what the great attractor looks like. It could be the size of a paper clip for all we know. The great attractor is outside of the observable universe so we have no hint on what it actually looks like.

    • @balls5823
      @balls5823 Місяць тому

      @@GwinnettAle what? no, the great attractor is less than half a billion lightyears from us - nowhere near being outside of the observable universe. the reason we cant see it is because it is obscured by the rest of the milky way, since it is on the other side relative to us.
      search up the "zone of avoidance".

  • @Goondiver
    @Goondiver 26 днів тому +2

    886 times more MASSIVE than our sun.... do you know what else is massive 😼

    • @GrandQ
      @GrandQ 22 дні тому +1

      LOOOWWWWW TAAAAPEEER FAAADEEE

  • @slacksthegreat
    @slacksthegreat Місяць тому +3

    Space is so ridiculous. I don't even see galactic beings being able to explore half of it.

  • @DustDustSnas
    @DustDustSnas 5 днів тому +1

    discord light mode laughing in the corner

  • @Jerrybob-h5s
    @Jerrybob-h5s 12 днів тому

    You know what else is massive? LOOOOW TAPER FADE

  • @ironscalp484
    @ironscalp484 Місяць тому

    Imagine if humans become so advanced that they can just pop a black hole like a balloon and harvest all of that energy

  • @Shayman94
    @Shayman94 Місяць тому

    Ah yes, nothing like a healthy dose of existential crisis at 3 am. Thanks man.

  • @mationplayz
    @mationplayz Місяць тому +4

    Were safe from its particle beams😂

    • @Preston-oe7nd
      @Preston-oe7nd Місяць тому +1

      Uhh.. yeah I have no reply this garbage, what even went through that lil mind of yours typing that? It doesn’t even make sense, obviously we are bruh

    • @mationplayz
      @mationplayz Місяць тому +1

      Oi shush brum, i was just going vibes yeah

    • @Preston-oe7nd
      @Preston-oe7nd Місяць тому

      @@mationplayz I doubt you know English, what does "Oi" and "Brum" mean? and what "vibes"? cringe ones? get a life

  • @EvGaming06
    @EvGaming06 Місяць тому +2

    Bloodbath first victor ain’t no way 💀

  • @katelin6546
    @katelin6546 27 днів тому

    That actually looked like the biblical angel ive been seeing around my tl

  • @EnigmaVisionT
    @EnigmaVisionT 6 днів тому

    You know what else is massive?
    LOWWW
    TAPERRR
    FADEEE

  • @NecronfromHypixelSkyblock
    @NecronfromHypixelSkyblock 2 дні тому +1

    it's... massive you say?

  • @90_V8
    @90_V8 Місяць тому

    That may be bright, but there’s nothing brighter than turning on light mode

  • @AribaAhmed-c5y
    @AribaAhmed-c5y Місяць тому

    this proves how mysterious the entire space is

  • @dudewithgreenhat
    @dudewithgreenhat Місяць тому

    I wonder if the black hole in the center of our galaxy was once a quasar

  • @SimmaChode
    @SimmaChode Місяць тому

    It’s crazy to think how we know these things but still are unable to comprehend the size and length of time of these kinds of things in the universe. It’s beautifully scary to think about. I always feel like I’m going crazy trying to comprehend the scale of time and size of these things.

  • @Corrupteddragon-zz8rg
    @Corrupteddragon-zz8rg Місяць тому +2

    so if it got swapped with the sun Neptune is right next to the event horizon. In simple terms, we would be cooked

  • @syrathdouglas1244
    @syrathdouglas1244 Місяць тому

    “Brighter than the Milky Way itself”
    Shows sombrero galaxy

  • @ashlinplays
    @ashlinplays Місяць тому

    Thats actually insane what happens in space and they might be more things that we dont know about

  • @JBradlington299
    @JBradlington299 Місяць тому +2

    You know what else is MASSIVE?

  • @mikebrennan5802
    @mikebrennan5802 Місяць тому

    The universe and everything in it is mind boggling and fascinating to me. The extreme size of some things is incredible.
    I wish I could start my life over..know what fascinates me.. know what I won't be able to do then focus my life and studies in a field I would love to do as a career.
    I would love to be an astrophysicist but do not have the brain for it but I would love to do something in this field. I am enthralled with everything in the universe. If you are watching these videos too I know you know what I am talking about.

  • @PlushToones_FUN
    @PlushToones_FUN Місяць тому +2

    space is scary.

  • @gillypiexo
    @gillypiexo Місяць тому +2

    Well thats Intense 😅

  • @GidarGaming
    @GidarGaming Місяць тому

    This is a good example of how the argument what happens when you "enter" the event horizon is pointless, as you would break apart and burn up in that accretion disc well before you ever had a chance to get that close.

  • @NoTreaLly7
    @NoTreaLly7 Місяць тому

    That is amazing and scary at the same time

  • @VRTF12
    @VRTF12 Місяць тому

    that things lightwork compared to that little bit of sun light coming through an opening in the clouds in the evening (only when your in the car ofc)

  • @theinsane6551
    @theinsane6551 Місяць тому

    Imagine just blinking and not being anymore becasuse this thing just remotely passed by. Its terrifying.

  • @CosimaNonymouse
    @CosimaNonymouse Місяць тому

    My first thought "is it coming closer?" and a few moments later "oh, it doesn't need to come closer".

  • @Lu-Cryosk-uL
    @Lu-Cryosk-uL Місяць тому +3

    Discord light mode be like

  • @graylee945
    @graylee945 6 днів тому

    Goku: I've heard you're strong

  • @Tasorius
    @Tasorius Місяць тому

    I wish it would be bright enough to make nights a bit brighter when the winter darkness threatens to break me...

  • @SPR_74
    @SPR_74 2 дні тому +1

    Comments:
    50% video
    50% Low Taper Fade

  • @james-h6p5b
    @james-h6p5b Місяць тому +2

    This is brighter than anything in the universe, yet it still isn't as bright as you

  • @AmmarAhamed-bw4ll
    @AmmarAhamed-bw4ll 29 днів тому

    CaseOh: "Lightweight bro get better*

  • @leewoods4605
    @leewoods4605 Місяць тому

    The sheer size of space will never cease to amaze, astound, and blow my tiny little mind. It really is unfathomable

  • @MASTER_SODATHE_JEDI_KNIGHT-d9z
    @MASTER_SODATHE_JEDI_KNIGHT-d9z 10 годин тому

    But nothing beats turning on light mode at 1 am
    Dat shit burns

  • @MePlayChessSoOften
    @MePlayChessSoOften Місяць тому +3

    “This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine!”
    *proceeds to become one of the brightest objects in the universe*

  • @PrisOG
    @PrisOG Місяць тому

    Now that's something to think about in the shower.

  • @mausercawley
    @mausercawley Місяць тому

    Oh good. You found Hell. 😂

  • @-LIFE-
    @-LIFE- 8 годин тому

    Any scientist would be confused about anything relating to this 😂

  • @Rizzoli_690
    @Rizzoli_690 Місяць тому

    That is insane that such things could be made over time

  • @Corrosive_TM
    @Corrosive_TM Місяць тому

    Its still not brighter than the tv that you open on silent at 3 AM

  • @cadenandthegirl
    @cadenandthegirl Місяць тому

    Black hole death ray, huh? Cool, cool, cool. brb, I’m just gonna go scream into the void real quick.

  • @Hiro-uv6nr
    @Hiro-uv6nr Місяць тому

    The forbidden disco ball.

  • @212alan
    @212alan Місяць тому +8

    It is 886 millions more massive than our Sun, not 886 times. Crazy how you can seem to be well read and yet say that without thinking anything off.

    • @akumavalentine
      @akumavalentine Місяць тому +1

      I think it was just a mistake lol I’m sure his notes or where ever he gets his info does actually say million. Dude sounds excited about this so I don’t blame him.

    • @Preston-oe7nd
      @Preston-oe7nd Місяць тому

      @@akumavalentine fr, why is there always someone who has to be rude and call out a minor mistake, like WHY?? no ones perfect

  • @MCDONALDS._.
    @MCDONALDS._. Місяць тому +1

    You know what else is massive

  • @overvoidlurk9028
    @overvoidlurk9028 Місяць тому

    With 3 minute shorts you videos will be more accurate because you can include more details.

  • @WagudCode
    @WagudCode Місяць тому

    Fun fact, one those beams of were to ever hit earth would effectively disintegrate the planets and possibly the whole solar system if it was big enough. We wouldn’t even know what was happening as it would travel at light speed.

  • @codefreak8
    @codefreak8 Місяць тому

    i learned about quasars from futurama

  • @Noid-fv
    @Noid-fv 5 днів тому

    "What could be possibly powering such MASSIVE energy production" ......want to know what else is massive.....

  • @togo285
    @togo285 Місяць тому

    Going to the bathroom with the lights on at 3am is brighter 💀

  • @tipjrjr326
    @tipjrjr326 28 днів тому

    I used to think space was vast af for no reason but then there's shi like this:

  • @Cagam1
    @Cagam1 Місяць тому

    who else could doomscroll on space and galaxies for hours?

  • @Durboy
    @Durboy Місяць тому

    You know what else is massive
    THE LOW TAPER FADE MEME

  • @devam8192
    @devam8192 Місяць тому +9

    "Babe, I don't understand why I keep gaining weight"
    Meanwhile her average diet:

  • @TorPanich
    @TorPanich Місяць тому

    The matter spinning around a black hole also smashes together and makes little suns momentarily repeatedly.

  • @LukaJokhadze9
    @LukaJokhadze9 Місяць тому +6

    Is it brighter than my phone screen at night?

  • @Lionsprod6
    @Lionsprod6 Місяць тому +1

    One hit by ray lewis and that black hole is over

  • @Fairy_Melisa007
    @Fairy_Melisa007 Місяць тому

    WHY DID THIS VIDEO MAKE ME CRY???

  • @jojipanackal
    @jojipanackal Місяць тому

    Seeing this makes me want to travel in space and see all those marvels 😅

  • @625ozy
    @625ozy Місяць тому

    Still not as bright as that flashlight the police shines in your face when they pull you over at 3am

  • @amir-00.7
    @amir-00.7 Місяць тому

    Universe is unbelievable 😮

  • @DOMyth
    @DOMyth Місяць тому

    make to-scale distances of the orbit so we can actually grasp how big it is.

  • @LetsTakeWalk
    @LetsTakeWalk Місяць тому

    There are monsters in space, and they are physics objects.

  • @akatsukiwolf2735
    @akatsukiwolf2735 Місяць тому

    great, another cosmic level threat to my puny human existence. T_T

  • @ytuhtuh
    @ytuhtuh Місяць тому +1

    The mass is 4-8 orders magnitude larger than quoted 800 masses of sun.

  • @Pookiebird12YT
    @Pookiebird12YT Місяць тому

    what the massive thing could be is Ninjas Low taper fade since its so MASSIVE

  • @ristube3319
    @ristube3319 Місяць тому

    “This isn’t a star”
    10 seconds later,
    “It’s a star”

    • @Frotheru_The_Dragon
      @Frotheru_The_Dragon Місяць тому

      quasar isnt a star

    • @c4rb0n40
      @c4rb0n40 Місяць тому

      A quasar is a black hole. Black holes an an infinitely dense structures, and stars are not.

  • @ZzigZaG00NIN
    @ZzigZaG00NIN Місяць тому

    I kept hearing Vagapunk saying Qasar but I didn't know what it was