The supermassive black hole at the center of a distant galaxy is blasting a smaller neighbor with a violent energy jet—earning it the moniker the “Death Star” galaxy—scientists announced today.

The jet has probably fried the atmospheres of any planets in the way, researchers added.

…The unusually close distance between the two galaxies means humans don’t need to fear a “Death Star”-like blast in the Milky Way, the authors of the new study add.

There are many supermassive black holes with active jets pointing toward Earth. But these phenomena, known as “blazars,” are churning at much safer distances —millions or even billions of light-years away

Unless there is an invisble one nearby!
Or one decides to zap us with a bit more than normal…