The exceptional quasar J0529−4351. Credit: Nature Astronomy (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-024-02195-x A new study published in Nature Astronomy describes ...
Astronomers have found the most luminous object in the known universe, hiding in plain sight. Quasars are the brightest objects in the cosmos. So bright, in fact, that when they were first spotted in ...
Observers love looking at distant objects — and the farther, the better. Well, how about an object that’s more than 2 billion light-years away and visible through an 8-inch telescope? 3C 273 is that ...
Scientists have spotted mysterious, incredibly bright objects in the distant universe. New research confirms that there are luminous red objects in the early cosmos – and that they cannot be explained ...
Using the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have characterized a bright quasar, finding it to be not only the brightest of its kind but also the most ...
A distant star, dying a fiery and dramatic death, torn apart by a supermassive black hole in a forgotten corner of the sky. One of the most luminous, energetic, long-lasting transient objects didn’t ...
The more we learn about the universe, the more we realize how reassuringly mundane our own region of space actually is. We lucked out. Earth resides in a relatively calm and cozy spot. But much of the ...
Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have stumbled upon a puzzling population of galaxies that look far too bright for their age. In four patches of sky, covering more than 500 square ...
A loud bang and a luminous object streaking across the sky were reported across several German states on Sunday evening, ...
This artist’s impression shows the record-breaking quasar J059-4351, the bright core of a distant galaxy that is powered by a supermassive black hole. Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile, ...
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