When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The James Webb Space Telescope spies a black hole-powered quasar (pink, spiky dot in the center ...

A team of researchers led by York University Associate Professor Patrick Hall has discovered some strange behaviour occurring in distant galaxies, observing several cases of gas that is “falling” into ...

With the help of machine-learning techniques, a team of astronomers has discovered a dozen quasars that have been warped by a naturally occurring cosmic “lens” and split into four similar images.

New observations reveal that the relationship between ultraviolet and X-ray light in quasars has changed over billions of years. This unexpected shift suggests the structure around supermassive black ...

Observations confirm astronomers' expectation that early-Universe quasars formed in regions of space densely populated with companion galaxies. DECam's exceptionally wide field of view and special ...

Indian astronomers have discovered a cluster of quasars that spout jets of matter that extend out for 7.2 million light-years — many times bigger than our own galaxy. The mind-bending study was ...

Quasars, the luminous beacons at the centers of distant galaxies, have puzzled astronomers for decades with their dramatic brightness variations. Recent observations suggest that these celestial ...

They may have merged and evolved into a mega black hole inside one of the biggest galaxies in the cosmos. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

NASA, ESA, CSA, J. Matthee (ISTA), R. Mackenzie (ETH Zurich), D. Kashino (National Observatory of Japan), S. Lilly (ETH Zurich) A new study uses spectroscopy to separate and study baby quasars.

An international team of astronomers has uncovered subtle but significant signs that the cosmic engines powering quasars, some of the universe’s brightest objects, may have evolved over billions of ...

Quasars are the bright centers of young galaxies powered by supermassive black holes. Most quasars are very distant and faint, making them difficult to observe. One quasar, 0957+561, is ...