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Mail Online
2 months ago
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Scientists create the largest chart of active supermassive black holes

Supermassive black holes are concentrated masses in the centers of galaxies, with the 3D map revealing 1.3 million of them.
The map, created with data from the Gaia spacecraft, shows quasars - active supermassive black holes feeding on material, emitting bright radiation. [ more ]
english.elpais.com
3 months ago
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The brightest object in the universe is a quasar with a black hole inside

The quasar J0529-4351 is the brightest and fastest-growing known quasar, with intense light emissions from a massive black hole.
Quasars were initially mistaken for nearby stars due to their brightness but are now recognized as powerful and distant objects. [ more ]
Ars Technica
3 months ago
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Newly spotted black hole has mass of 17 billion Suns, adding another daily

Quasars are super bright objects produced by actively feeding supermassive black holes at the center of galaxies.
J0529−4351 is the brightest quasar ever observed, initially mistaken for a star due to its appearance. [ more ]
moreastronomy
www.vice.com
3 months ago
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A Discovery Near the Dawn of the Time Has Revealed Something Fundamental About the Universe

Researchers have found evidence that gas outflows from quasars can suppress the formation of new stars in the early universe.
The study used the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) to observe a quasar moving away from Earth when the universe was less than a billion years old. [ more ]
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