That must refer to a quasar - however, the claim that it is "a thousand times brighter" is somewhat doubtful. A quasar may seem brighter than it is, (a) because of gravitational lensing, and (b) because the jet is pointed towards us. In any case, a quasar is a small region in a galaxy, which is often brighter than an entire normal galaxy.
we live in a barred spiral galaxy on the end of a spiral arm called the milky way.It's name comes from the ancient idea that the wavy line of stars of our spiral arm looked like spilt milk. 'Lactic'
Death or time have both been called the shatterer of the world.From Robert Jungk's Brighter than a Thousand Suns; I am become Death, the shatterer of Worlds.
Our galaxy is called the Milky way, but the closest neighbouring galaxy is called the Andromeda galaxy.
These objects of which there are about a thousand and orbit the sun are called comets.
These objects of which there are about a thousand and orbit the sun are called comets.
These objects of which there are about a thousand and orbit the sun are called comets.
These objects of which there are about a thousand and orbit the sun are called comets.
These objects of which there are about a thousand and orbit the sun are called comets.
These objects of which there are about a thousand and orbit the sun are called comets.
The Milky Way galaxy is.... called the Milky Way Galaxy
The state of being ordinary is called mediocrity.
The earnings of ordinary shareholders are called dividends.