Quasars

Brilliant Supermassive Black Hole Defies Expectations

Brilliant Supermassive Black Hole Defies Expectations

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

Astronomers studying the quasar H1821+643 found it less impactful on its environment than expected, challenging typical black hole behavior. Credit: SciTechDaily.com The ...

NASA’s Chandra Identifies an Underachieving Black Hole

NASA’s Chandra Identifies an Underachieving Black Hole

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

This image shows a quasar, a rapidly growing supermassive black hole, which is not achieving what astronomers would expect from it, as reported in ...