Astrophysics terms starting with Q

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1. Quantum Fluctuations Tiny changes in the energy of the vacuum.
2. Quantum Mechanics A theory of physics that is applicable to systems of extremely small scales (ie. the size of an atom). QM quantifies the "fuzzyness" of the universe.
3. Quark A fundamental matter particle that has strong interactions. Quarks have electric charge of either +2/3 (up, charm, top) or -1/3 (down, strange, bottom) in…
4. Quasar Short for Quasi-stellar Radio Source. A quasar behaves like a small galaxy powered by a super massive black hole, most of the time.