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 ...
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. The most luminous object in the universe ever ...
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 ...
Astronomers observed ancient quasars that appear to be surprisingly alone in the early universe. The findings challenge physicists' understanding of how such luminous objects could have formed so ...
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 ...
Astronomers have characterized a bright quasar, finding it to be not only the brightest of its kind, but also the most luminous object ever observed. Quasars are the bright cores of distant galaxies ...
Scientists debate whether this object is the brightest in the visible universe, as a new study suggests. By Dennis Overbye Astronomers claimed on Monday that they had discovered what might be the ...
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