Standing on Earth and gazing out into the night sky, you’d think our Milky Way galaxy is relatively calm. Most nearby ...

Marvel fans wish to find out who Quasar is and whether he’ll appear in MCU’s The Marvels. Is he strong enough to defeat Captain Marvel? Here’s all you need to know. In the comics, Wendell Vaughn ...

Not only are they supermassive black holes, but they crate a unique "wagging tail" of super-charged particles.

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Stephanie LaMassa did a double take. She was staring at two images on her computer screen, both of the same object — except they looked nothing alike. The first image, captured in 2000 with the Sloan ...

These cosmic powerhouses are some of the most luminous and energetic objects in the universe. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Observations confirm astronomers' expectation that early-Universe quasars formed in regions of space densely populated with companion galaxies. DECam's exceptionally wide field of view and special ...

They may have merged and evolved into a mega black hole inside one of the biggest galaxies in the cosmos. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

Scientists have unlocked one of the biggest mysteries of quasars – the brightest, most powerful objects in the Universe – by discovering that they are ignited by galaxies colliding. First discovered ...

The 1960s were a time of revolution. Antiwar rallies, civil rights marches, and political assassinations dominated the evening news, while radical advances in spaceflight culminated with the first ...

A new study may visually solve an enduring mystery about a bright object that's been studied since the 19th century ...