Tag Archives: Quasar

50-Year Cosmic Mystery: 10 Quasar Questions for Discoverer Maarten Schmidt

Posted on March 16, 2013 by The Great One

Interesting stuff… TGO Refer to story below. Source: Space.com By Mike Wall | SPACE.com Astronomy changed forever 50 years ago this week, when scientists first began to understand the true nature of quasars, the brightest objects in the universe. On … Continue reading →

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Distant Black Hole Reveals Chemistry of the Early Universe

Posted on December 6, 2012 by The Great One

Interesting stuff… TGO Refer to story below. Source: Space.com By Nola Taylor Redd, SPACE.com Contributor | SPACE.com A cloud of hydrogen gas illuminated by the brightest object in the early universe is helping astronomers understand conditions a few hundred million … Continue reading →

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Early Universe’s Dark Galaxies May Have Been Revealed for 1st Time

Posted on July 11, 2012 by The Great One

Interesting stuff… TGO Refer to story below. Source: Space.com By SPACE.com Staff | SPACE.com A telescope in South America has found tantalizing evidence of primitive galaxies born in the early universe, a find that, if confirmed, would mark the first-ever … Continue reading →

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Scientists find monster black holes, biggest yet

Posted on December 8, 2011 by The Great One

Interesting stuff… TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press By MARCIA DUNN | AP – Tue, Dec 6, 2011 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists have found the biggest black holes known to exist — each one 10 billion times the … Continue reading →

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