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Ultra-rare black hole ancestor detected at the dawn of the universe
By Brandon Specktor published
Scientists may have detected the first known 'transitioning red quasar' in the universe, dating to just 750 million years after the Big Bang.

Supermassive black holes could host giant, swirling gas 'tsunamis'
By Chelsea Gohd published
Could gas escaping the gravitational grasp of supermassive black holes be forming "tsunamis" in space?

NASA detects rare 'double quasar' in ancient corner of the universe
By Brandon Specktor published
Astronomers just detected two pairs of rare 'double quasars' about 10 billion light-years away. They are the oldest in the known universe.

Universe's oldest known quasar discovered 13 billion light-years away
By Tim Childers published
Astronomers have found the farthest known source of radio emissions in the universe: a galaxy-swallowing supermassive black hole.

A giant black hole suddenly went dark, and no one knows why
By Rafi Letzter published
In 2018, one of the brightest X-ray lights in the sky went dark, and scientists still aren't sure why.

Distant 'quasar tsunamis' are ripping their own galaxies apart
By Brandon Specktor published
The winds and radiation blowing out of quasars — the most energetic objects in the universe — can kill star formation galaxy-wide, new research shows.

Dark Energy Gets Weirder: Mysterious Force May Vary Over Time
By Mike Wall published
Dark energy is even more mysterious than astronomers had thought, a new study suggests.

The Universe's Fastest-Growing Black Hole Eats Suns Like Ours for Breakfast
By Brandon Specktor published
The fastest growing black hole in the known universe eats a mass the size of the sun every two days.
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