The Large Quasar Group, the Largest Structure in the Universe
At 4 billion light-years in length, the Large Quasar Group (LQG) is the largest known structure in the universe and is some 1600 times larger…
Quasars
Scientists Discover the Most Powerful Quasar Outflow Ever
Scientists have discovered a quasar that is at least five times more powerful than any that have been observed to date. Data reveals that a…
Scientists Use Quasars to Probe Dark Energy & Measure its Role in the Evolution of the Universe
An international team of scientists are measuring the role of dark energy in the evolution of the universe by using a new mapping technique that…
Scientists Search for Quasar’s “Missing” Galaxy
Scientists are exploring the mystery of a distant and very bright quasar that dates to less than one billion years after the big bang. Hubble…
Astronomers Record Detailed Measurements of the Inner Region of a Quasar Nucleus
Using four submillimeter telescopes working simultaneously around the globe, a team of astronomers from the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and colleagues made the first detailed measurements…
Distant Quasar Ejects 2 Million Light-Year Long Jet of Cosmic Material
This extended jet of cosmic materials, traveling near light speed, emerged from a distant galaxy. The flow is almost 2 million light-years long, at least…
Quasar 3C 279 Shown in Unprecedented Sharpness
Using three telescopes (Atacama Pathfinder Experiment (APEX) in Chile, Submillimeter Array (SMA) in Hawaii, and the Submillimeter Telescope (SMT) in Arizona) to create an interferometer,…
Scientists Detect Dark Galaxies for the First Time
Using the European Space Observatory’s Very Large Telescope, an international team of scientists believe that they have detected dark galaxies by observing their glow as…
Quasars Acting as Gravitational Lenses Viewed by Hubble
Quasars, which are powered by supermassive black holes, are among the brightest objects in the universe and make it nearly impossible for astronomers to estimate…
“Zoom-Ins” Track and Model Parcels of Gas as They Move Inward Towards the Torus
Scientists aren’t sure how quasars form, how they develop in time, or how (or what) physical processes generate their stupendous energies; but by using a…