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Microblazar Jet

An invisible jet aimed toward Earth sounds like the opening of a disaster film. But the astronomer behind this discovery says there is no realistic danger of the kind described in the headline.

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Microblazar Jet

Recorded 2026-10-17 · Science & Space

An invisible jet aimed toward Earth sounds like the opening of a disaster film.

But the astronomer behind this discovery says there is no realistic danger of the kind described in the headline.

Metro's story concerns a distant object called IRAS eighteen-two-nine-three, minus zero-nine-four-one.

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Reporting: METRO · JOSH MILTON · MARTÍ ET AL. / UJA

Visuals: ARTIST’S IMPRESSION · B. MARCOTE / JIVE / ASTRON