An international team of researchers have stared down the barrel of one of the most violently energetic objects in the universe – and they didn’t blink.  Instead, they’ve figured out the physics behind one of the most impressive astrophysical events in existence. Read more:  New Clues to the Most Violent Objects in the Universe

An international team of researchers have stared down the barrel of one of the most violently energetic objects in the universe – and they didn't blink.  Instead, they've figured out the physics behind one of the most impressive astrophysical events in existence. BL Lacertae is a blazar, a supermassive galactic-core black hole emitting vast and variable beams of energy.  Please understand that giving this thing a name like “blazar” is like calling a speeding sixteen [...]