Intense radiation emitted by active supermassive black holes—thought to reside at the center of most, if not all, galaxies—can slow star growth not just in their host galaxy, but also in galaxies ...

Observations of a distant quasar reveal that supermassive black holes may suppress star formation across intergalactic distances.

One of the farthest known quasars seems to have shut down the creation of new stars in all the galaxies within its vicinity. A quasar is a powerful source of light, created by torrid gas orbiting a ...

Study Identifies Systematic Instabilities in Quasar Dipole Measurements. New Analysis Challenges "Lopsided Universe" ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have discovered what may be the brightest object in the universe, a quasar with a black hole at its heart growing so fast that it swallows the equivalent of a ...

The Quasar Cannon is a shoulder mounted energy weapon designed to deal extreme damage to armored enemies and objectives.

The brightest quasar ever seen in the young cosmos is powered by a black hole that appears to be breaking the universe’s own growth rules. It is devouring matter at a rate that standard physics says ...

There is a black hole behind every quasar, but not every black hole is a quasar. So yes, in a way, a quasar is simply one face a black hole may show. If you are looking at a quasar, you are absolutely ...

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