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Brightest and fastest-growing: Astronomers identify record-breaking quasar
Using the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have characterized a bright quasar, finding it to be not only the brightest of its kind but also the most ...
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VLT spots brightest quasar fueled by black hole that eats a 'Sun per day'
This record-breaking quasar, named J0529-4351 ... Interestingly, this incredibly bright object remained unnoticed for decades before being first spotted in 1980 by the European Southern ...
Unlocking the Universe’s Dark Ages: How a Quasar’s Wild Flicker Could Change Cosmic History
Astronomers have identified a quasar that may help explain how the universe’s “dark ages” finally ended. Astronomers have ...
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'Took 12-billion-years to reach Earth': Scientists discover brightest Quasar shining 500-trillion-times brighter than the Sun
Astronomers have identified the brightest object ever observed in the universe, a quasar named J0529-4351. This quasar is 500 trillion times brighter than the Sun, setting a new record for ...
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This quasar may have helped turn the lights on for the universe
Quasars are among the oldest, brightest objects in the universe ... For the study, the researchers compared NuSTAR observations of a distant quasar — designated J1429+5447 — with unrelated ...
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Quasar discovery sheds light on early universe's rapid growth
Quasars are among the oldest, brightest objects in the universe ... the researchers compared NuSTAR observations of a distant quasar—designated J1429+5447—with unrelated observations of ...
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This quasar may have helped turn the lights on for the universe
Quasars are among the oldest, brightest objects in the universe ... the researchers compared NuSTAR observations of a distant quasar -- designated J1429+5447 -- with unrelated observations ...