Astronomers have reached deeper into the heart of a brilliant cosmic engine than ever before, using NASA’s Hubble Space ...

Black holes and quasars are some of the most mysterious entities in the cosmos. Check out these 7 stunning images of black ...

When observing quasar J0742+2704, Achenbach was surprised to find it was not elliptical. "The biggest surprise was seeing the distinct spiral shape in the Hubble Space Telescope images.

O n June 22, 2025, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope reached a remarkable milestone—its 100,000th exposure, capturing an image of a quasar located 9 billion light-years away. The image, taken with ...

SDSS J141637.44+003352.2, a dual quasar at a distance for which the light reaching us was emitted 4.6 billion years ago. The two quasars are 13,000 light years apart on the sky, placing them near ...

These images of the first-ever foreground quasar (blue) lensing a background galaxy (red) were taken with the Keck II telescope using laser guide-star adaptive optics. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!

The quasar’s fierce glow—driven by a voracious ... As NASA eyes future telescopes like James Webb, Hubble’s 100,000th image proves it remains an essential tool for unlocking the universe ...