Q is for Quasar Explosion

My theme for my 2015 A to Z Challenge came from my Disaster Crimes series. Disasters are a theme in each story, so it got me thinking about all the disasters that occur from natural disasters to manmade disasters.
Today’s disaster is...QUASAR EXPLOSION
I've got a space disaster for you today!

Quasars are compact regions of luminous electromagnetic energy, including radio waves and visible light located in the centre of distant, young galaxies surrounding supermassive black holes. (Can you say that three times fast?) 

In short terms, they are bright galaxy cores with a black hole in the middle. Their luminosity, which is created by material being sucked into the black hole, can be 100x greater than the Milky Way which has 200 – 400 billion stars.
Artist's Impression
Image from Wikipedia
FACT: In 2012, a quasar known as ‘SDSS J1106+1939’ emitted the greatest high energy explosion ever observed. This blast was some 2 trillion times more energetic than the sun!
Galaxies only act as quasars during the early stages of their lives, which could last for billions of years. When a quasar dies, only the black hole remains.

QUESTION: Who here is fascinated by space science? *raises hand*

Disasters:A: AvalancheB: Blizzard and BlackoutC: CycloneD: Drought and Dust Storm
E: Earthquake
F: FloodG: Gas Explosion
H: Hailstorm
I: Ice Storm and Iceberg
J. Judgment DayK: Killings
L: Limnic Eruption and Lightning Storm
M: Mudslide
N: Nuclear Meltdown
O: Oil SpillP: Plague
Q: Quasar Explosion



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