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Astronomers investigate an extremely X-ray-luminous, radio-loud quasar
Using the Spektr-RG (SRG) space observatory, astronomers from the Russian Academy of Sciences have inspected a radio-loud ...
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Observations confirm that early-universe quasar neighborhoods are densely populated with companion galaxies
Luckily, quasar VIK 2348–3054 has a known distance ... "These findings show the value of the National Science Foundation's productive partnership with the Department of Energy," says Chris ...
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Hubble’s Groundbreaking Close-Up of Quasar 3C 273 Gives a Never-Before-Seen Look at a Supermassive Black Hole
One of the most exciting discoveries made by the Hubble team is the observation of a series of strange and detailed features surrounding the quasar. According to Bin Ren of the Côte d’Azur ...
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Giant quasar and little red dots (IMAGE)
Giant quasar and little red dots. A NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) NIRCam picture of the luminous quasar J1148+5251, an extremely rare active supermassive black hole of 10 billion ...
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Happy 35th birthday, Hubble Telescope! 10 times the iconic observatory blew astronomers' minds (photos)
The school-bus-sized observatory launched on April 24, 1990 and overcame early setbacks to become one of the most ...