Study Identifies Systematic Instabilities in Quasar Dipole Measurements. New Analysis Challenges "Lopsided Universe" ...

Intense radiation emitted by active supermassive black holes—thought to reside at the center of most, if not all, galaxies—can slow star growth not just in their host galaxy, but also in galaxies ...

Observations of a distant quasar reveal that supermassive black holes may suppress star formation across intergalactic distances.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have discovered what may be the brightest object in the universe, a quasar with a black hole at its heart growing so fast that it swallows the equivalent of a ...

A giant nebula in the early universe hits the jackpot when it comes to rare, bright objects known as quasars, boasting four within surprisingly close proximity to one another. The first known quasar ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In an astonishing discovery, astronomers have identified an immense water reservoir orbiting a quasar more than 12 billion ...

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Researchers from the University of Arizona have recently discovered the most distant quasar to date. This finding allows researchers to answer how black holes can possibly grow. Quasars contain ...

What has appeared as a mild-mannered elliptical galaxy in previous studies is revealing its wild side in new images taken with NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. The Hubble photos show shells of stars ...