quasars
Those Aren't Dyson Spheres, They're HotDOGs
Earlier this year, researchers claimed that they had found infrared signatures for candidate Dyson Sphere megastructures in archival WISE data.…
This Ancient Galaxy Merger Will Produce a very Luminous Quasar
In the contemporary Universe, massive galaxies are plentiful. But the Universe wasn't always like this. Astronomers think that galaxies grew…
Black Holes Dominate Large Regions of Space, But They’re Mysterious
In the beginning, the Universe was all primordial gas. Somehow, some of it was swept up into supermassive black holes…
The Earliest Merging Quasars Ever Seen
Studying the history of science shows how often serendipity plays a role in some of the most important discoveries. Sometimes,…
What Can AI Learn About the Universe?
Artificial intelligence and machine learning have become ubiquitous, with applications ranging from data analysis, cybersecurity, pharmaceutical development, music composition, and…
This New Map of 1.3 Million Quasars Is A Powerful Tool
Quasars are the brightest objects in the Universe. The most powerful ones are thousands of times more luminous than entire…
Little Red Dots in Webb Photos Turned Out to Be Quasars
In its first year of operation, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) made some profound discoveries. These included providing the…
The Brightest Object Ever Seen in the Universe
It's an exciting time in astronomy today, where records are being broken and reset regularly. We are barely two months…
Watch 14 Years of Gamma-Ray Observations in This Fascinating NASA Video
The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, named in honor of noted physicist Enrico Fermi, has been in operation for almost a…
Vera Rubin Will Find Binary Supermassive Black Holes. Here’s How.
When galaxies merge, we expect them to produce binary black holes (BBHs.) BBHs orbit one another closely, and when they…