Quasar may reveal birth of galaxies

A BRIGHT beacon in space believed to be powered by a black hole may shed light on a hidden era of the early universe.

Quasar may reveal birth of galaxies
Thu, 30 Jun, 2011 - 01:00
John von Radowitz

The object, named ULAS J1120+0641, is the most distant quasar known.

Quasars are incredibly bright sources of energy thought to be the hot centres of young galaxies swirling around supermassive black holes.

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