quasars
Early Black Holes were Grazers Rather than Glutonous Eaters
Black holes powering distant quasars in the early Universe grazed on patches of gas or passing galaxies rather than glutting…
Emerging Supermassive Black Holes Choke Star Formation
[/caption] Located on the Chajnantor plateau in the foothills of the Chilean Andes, ESO's APEX telescope has been busy looking…
Black Hole Secrets… Water Vapor Gives Clues To Star Formation
[/caption] A eye-opening discovery has been made by an international team of scientists led by astronomer Paul van der Werf…
Most Distant Quasar Opens Window Into Early Universe
[/caption]Astronomers have uncovered yet another clue in their quest to understand the Universe's early life: the most distant quasar ever…
What Hanny’s Voorwerp Reveals About Quasar Deaths
[/caption]Hanny's Voorwerp is a popular topic of conversation due to its novel discovery by Hanny Van Arkel perusing images from…
First Quasar Gravitational Lens Discovered (w/video)
[/caption] Gravitation lensing - a phenomenon that falls out of Einstein's theory of general relativity - has been observed numerous…
Caught in the Act! Merging Galaxies Create a Binary Quasar
[/caption] Excellent teamwork by astronomers working in two different wavebands – x-ray and optical - has led to the discovery…
Fermi Spies Energetic Blazar Flare
[/caption] The blazar 3C 454.3, a bright source of gamma rays from a galaxy 7 billion light-years away just got…
Quasar Caught Building Future Home Galaxy
The birth of galaxies is quite a complicated affair, and little is known about whether the supermassive black holes at…
35 Radio Observatories Link to Break Record
Ever wondered what the largest telescope on the Earth is? Well, this coming Wednesday and Thursday of this week, the…