Star formation has ceased within at least 16 million light-years of the quasar. A similar phenomenon may have fried the Milky Way when it was young.

Scientists observe a cosmic joust where quasar radiation disrupts star formation during a mega-merger, reshaping galaxies and their evolution. The post Cosmic Joust: Quasar’s Radiation Halts ...

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... Astronomers have observed a rare and spectacular phenomenon dating back over 11 billion years: a quasar, the hyperactive core of a distant galaxy, ...

To give some idea of the luminosity of a quasar, scientists at the Mullard Space Science Laboratory at University College London describe how the nearest quasar, 3C 272, has a luminosity of 2.5 x ...

The winds and radiation blowing out of quasars — the most energetic objects in the universe — can kill star formation galaxy-wide, new research shows. Skip to main content Open menu Close menu ...

The quasar, as bright as 500 trillion suns, ... -4351 so luminous that if it were placed next to the sun, it would be 500 trillion times brighter than our brilliant star.

A single quasar can outshine 10,000 galaxies for millions of years. Take that, supernovas, you chumps. Quasars are by far the most powerful engines found in the universe.

The universe’s brightest object is a quasar in a distant galaxy that’s powered by the fastest-growing black hole ever recorded, according to a new study. CNN values your feedback 1.

Observations made by Chile's ALMA telescope have revealed a gigantic quasar quenching a galaxy's star formation — a first-of-its-kind observation in the early universe.

According to researchers, the quasar’s radiation strips away much of the gas and dust in the companion galaxy, leaving behind only small, dense clumps that are likely too compact to kick off star ...

Astronomers have found a new record for the brightest body in the universe after discovering a monstrous quasar that shines roughly 500 trillion times brighter than the sun.

Dubbed J0529-4351, the quasar was so bright that it was first dismissed as a star. Described in a paper published in Nature Astronomy, the quasar has a mass of 17 billion Suns and it’s still ...