Title: Pulsars & Quasars Plot: While they may sound similar, Pulsars and Quasars are distinctly different cosmic entities. Pulsars, small in size—just a few miles wide—rotate at astonishing speeds, emitting beams of radiation that create a flickering effect. With incredibly powerful magnetic fields and precision that surpasses atomic clocks, they could even guide extraterrestrial life to our planet! In contrast, Quasars represent the massive centers of galaxies, dominated by enormous black holes that eject streams of charged gas known as "DRAGNs." These distant objects, viewed as they were in the early universe, likely contributed significantly to the formation of galaxies.
Show
The Universe
Episode
S04E10
Air Date
Oct 27, 2009
Season 4 Episodes
S04E01
Death Stars
S04E02
The Day the Moon Was Gone
S04E03
It Fell From Space
S04E04
Biggest Blasts
S04E05
The Hunt for Ringed Planets
S04E06
10 Ways to Destroy the Earth
S04E07
The Search for Cosmic Clusters
S04E08
Space Wars
S04E09
Liquid Universe
S04E10
Pulsars & Quasars
S04E11
Science Fiction, Science Fact
S04E12
Extreme Energy