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James Webb Space Telescope Spots Massive Black Hole With Half the Mass of Its Surrounding Galaxy
A groundbreaking discovery has been made with the identification of a remarkably massive black hole in the quasar ULAS J1120+0641. This black hole, with a mass of 1.4 billion solar masses, constitutes nearly half of the total mass of its host galaxy. Observations were made using the James Webb Space Telescope, which provided unprecedented detail in...
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JWST Spots Isolated Supermassive Black Hole-Powered Quasars in the Early Universe
A team using the James Webb Space Telescope has discovered supermassive black hole-powered quasars in unexpectedly isolated environments. These lonely quasars, some of the earliest in the universe, present a mystery as they lack the dense surroundings that current theories suggest are needed for black hole growth. This discovery is pushing scientis...
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Astronomers Discover Object 500 Trillion Times Brighter Than The Sun
Quasars are the extremely bright cores of galaxies, powered by supermassive black holes at their centres.
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James Webb Telescope Spots A Jewelled Ring In The Cosmos
The quasar, known as RX J1131-1231, resides an incredible 6 billion light-years from Earth.
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An Ocean In Space? Here's Why This News Is Viral Again
Astronomers have rediscovered the significance of an extraordinary finding from over a decade ago: the largest and farthest reservoir of water in the universe, dating back 12 billion years.
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Brightest Known Object In The Universe Was Hiding In Plain Sight For Decades: Study
The object was hiding in plain sight for several decades before it was discovered.
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Aamir Khan's Son Junaid To Portray A Transwoman In A Play: Report
Junaid Khan made his debut in theatre with director Quasar Thakore Padamsee's adaptation of Bertolt Brecht's Mother Courage and Her Children
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Time Appeared To Run Five Times Slow In The Early Universe, Say Study
The study said just over a billion years after the Big Bang, time appeared to flow five times slower.
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A Galaxy Swarm Was Discovered by Astronomers Orbiting A Hyperluminous Galaxy
The observation offers crucial hints as to how extremely luminous galaxies develop and transform into intense quasars.
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Supermassive Black Holes Formed in Rare Regions of Gas Behind the Earliest Quasars: Study
Scientists have determined one of the biggest mysteries in recent astrophysics – the formation of quasars in the early universe. These cosmic entities were first spotted in 2003. A team of researchers has found out that these primordial quasars naturally formed in chaotic conditions of rare gas reservoirs of the early universe.
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Fastest-Growing Black Hole in the Universe, 7,000 Times Brighter Than the Entire Milky Way
Scientists have discovered the fastest-growing black hole in the last 9 billion years. The black hole, which sends multi-wavelength light blazing across the universe, shines 7,000 times brighter than the entire Milky Way galaxy. Due to this, it is also known as a quasar.
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Cosmic Dawn of Our Universe Ended 1.1 Billion Years After Big Bang, New Study Reveals
Analyzing light from some distant objects in space, a team of astronomers have presented a clearer picture of one of the key events in the formation of our universe. It turned out that the cosmic dawn ended a lot later than the astronomers had thought.
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Mysterious Radio Structures Erupting From Black Hole Discovered in Massive Galaxy
A team of researchers have distinguished the radiant glow of quasar 3C 273 from the light generated by its host galaxy using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) radio telescope in Chile. The team were left with the quasar's galaxy's radio waves, which revealed two gigantic and intriguing radio structures that had never been seen...
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Astronomers Identify Previously Unknown Structure In A Galaxy About 2.4 Billion Light Years Away
Astronomers made the discovery using the Atacama Large Millimetre/submillimetre Array (ALMA), the largest astronomical project in existence. The 3C 273 galaxy is a quasar, the nucleus of a galaxy believed to house a massive black hole at its centre.
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NASA Shares Stunning Rare Image of Two Quasars Merging Together
NASA has shared an image that shows two stunningly luminous centres of light surrounded by what appears to be waves of gases let loose in the sky. NASA said the two lights are recently discovered quasars that appear to be merging into a single object.
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James Webb Space Telescope Spots Massive Black Hole With Half the Mass of Its Surrounding Galaxy
A groundbreaking discovery has been made with the identification of a remarkably massive black hole in the quasar ULAS J1120+0641. This black hole, with a mass of 1.4 billion solar masses, constitutes nearly half of the total mass of its host galaxy. Observations were made using the James Webb Space Telescope, which provided unprecedented detail in...
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JWST Spots Isolated Supermassive Black Hole-Powered Quasars in the Early Universe
A team using the James Webb Space Telescope has discovered supermassive black hole-powered quasars in unexpectedly isolated environments. These lonely quasars, some of the earliest in the universe, present a mystery as they lack the dense surroundings that current theories suggest are needed for black hole growth. This discovery is pushing scientis...
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Astronomers Discover Object 500 Trillion Times Brighter Than The Sun
Quasars are the extremely bright cores of galaxies, powered by supermassive black holes at their centres.
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James Webb Telescope Spots A Jewelled Ring In The Cosmos
The quasar, known as RX J1131-1231, resides an incredible 6 billion light-years from Earth.
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An Ocean In Space? Here's Why This News Is Viral Again
Astronomers have rediscovered the significance of an extraordinary finding from over a decade ago: the largest and farthest reservoir of water in the universe, dating back 12 billion years.
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Brightest Known Object In The Universe Was Hiding In Plain Sight For Decades: Study
The object was hiding in plain sight for several decades before it was discovered.
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Aamir Khan's Son Junaid To Portray A Transwoman In A Play: Report
Junaid Khan made his debut in theatre with director Quasar Thakore Padamsee's adaptation of Bertolt Brecht's Mother Courage and Her Children
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Time Appeared To Run Five Times Slow In The Early Universe, Say Study
The study said just over a billion years after the Big Bang, time appeared to flow five times slower.
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A Galaxy Swarm Was Discovered by Astronomers Orbiting A Hyperluminous Galaxy
The observation offers crucial hints as to how extremely luminous galaxies develop and transform into intense quasars.
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Supermassive Black Holes Formed in Rare Regions of Gas Behind the Earliest Quasars: Study
Scientists have determined one of the biggest mysteries in recent astrophysics – the formation of quasars in the early universe. These cosmic entities were first spotted in 2003. A team of researchers has found out that these primordial quasars naturally formed in chaotic conditions of rare gas reservoirs of the early universe.
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Fastest-Growing Black Hole in the Universe, 7,000 Times Brighter Than the Entire Milky Way
Scientists have discovered the fastest-growing black hole in the last 9 billion years. The black hole, which sends multi-wavelength light blazing across the universe, shines 7,000 times brighter than the entire Milky Way galaxy. Due to this, it is also known as a quasar.
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Cosmic Dawn of Our Universe Ended 1.1 Billion Years After Big Bang, New Study Reveals
Analyzing light from some distant objects in space, a team of astronomers have presented a clearer picture of one of the key events in the formation of our universe. It turned out that the cosmic dawn ended a lot later than the astronomers had thought.
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Mysterious Radio Structures Erupting From Black Hole Discovered in Massive Galaxy
A team of researchers have distinguished the radiant glow of quasar 3C 273 from the light generated by its host galaxy using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) radio telescope in Chile. The team were left with the quasar's galaxy's radio waves, which revealed two gigantic and intriguing radio structures that had never been seen...
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Astronomers Identify Previously Unknown Structure In A Galaxy About 2.4 Billion Light Years Away
Astronomers made the discovery using the Atacama Large Millimetre/submillimetre Array (ALMA), the largest astronomical project in existence. The 3C 273 galaxy is a quasar, the nucleus of a galaxy believed to house a massive black hole at its centre.
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NASA Shares Stunning Rare Image of Two Quasars Merging Together
NASA has shared an image that shows two stunningly luminous centres of light surrounded by what appears to be waves of gases let loose in the sky. NASA said the two lights are recently discovered quasars that appear to be merging into a single object.
