In a discovery that astronomers are calling a “truly extraordinary” find, a powerful "space laser" mega-beam has been detected from across the cosmos.

The exceptional quasar J0529−4351. Credit: Nature Astronomy (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-024-02195-x A new study published in Nature Astronomy describes ...

Astronomers have found the most luminous object in the known universe, hiding in plain sight. Quasars are the brightest objects in the cosmos. So bright, in fact, that when they were first spotted in ...

Scientists have spotted mysterious, incredibly bright objects in the distant universe. New research confirms that there are luminous red objects in the early cosmos – and that they cannot be explained ...

Astronomers observed ancient quasars that appear to be surprisingly alone in the early universe. The findings challenge physicists' understanding of how such luminous objects could have formed so ...

A distant star, dying a fiery and dramatic death, torn apart by a supermassive black hole in a forgotten corner of the sky. One of the most luminous, energetic, long-lasting transient objects didn’t ...