"Our work suggests that the supermassive black holes at the center of the first quasars grew incredibly fast, challenging the limits of physics," explains Alessia Tortosa, the study's lead author.

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Astronomers have reached deeper into the heart of a brilliant cosmic engine than ever before, using NASA’s Hubble Space ...

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"Many supermassive black holes may lie concealed within dusty regions of the early universe, undetected," said astronomer Takafumi Tsukui.

Einstein believed that black holes didn't really exist. But they do: that much we know. We don't know much else about them.

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Scientists discover universe quasar J1429+5447, possibly ending the cosmic dark age. A jet pointed at Earth gives clues to ...

Photo taken on June 19, 2015 shows the Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST) at the Xinglong ...

Black holes and quasars are some of the most mysterious entities in the cosmos. Check out these 7 stunning images of black ...

Supermassive black holes generate intense energy as they consume surrounding matter. This intense energy powers quasars, some of the brightest objects in the universe. Yet, despite their ...

Quasars are some of the brightest and most powerful objects in the universe. They sit at the centers of galaxies and shine as black holes devour nearby matter, releasing energy that outshines ...