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quasars

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  1. The most distant galaxies seen from the Earth, believed to be the first stage in the evolution of galaxies. The name is short for “quasi-stellar radio source.”

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These quasars can shine so intensely that they outshine their entire host galaxy.

From Science Daily

When black holes are actively feeding and extremely luminous, they are known as quasars.

From Science Daily

This overwhelming brightness allows quasars to outshine their host galaxies and makes them visible to telescopes across vast cosmic distances.

From Science Daily

The new results confirm earlier observations in which researchers studied quasars, the extremely bright centers of distant galaxies where supermassive black holes consume matter and emit enormous amounts of energy.

From Science Daily

Astronomers just found a record-breaking group of quasars in the most bizarre spot in the Universe!

From Space Scoop

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