CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have discovered what may be the brightest object in the universe, a quasar with a black hole at its heart growing so fast that it swallows the equivalent of a ...

The brightest object in the universe—at least, the brightest we’ve seen yet—shines 500 trillion times brighter than the sun, and it eats a sun a day. Objects like these are rare, and despite their ...

In an astonishing discovery, astronomers have identified an immense water reservoir orbiting a quasar more than 12 billion light-years away. This groundbreaking finding offers an unprecedented look ...

The Hubble Space Telescope captures the closest look yet at the host galaxy of a quasar. The Hubble Space Telescope captured some weird, unidentified stuff in the most detailed photos ever taken of ...

What has appeared as a mild-mannered elliptical galaxy in previous studies is revealing its wild side in new images taken with NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. The Hubble photos show shells of stars ...

Scientists have discovered the energetic core of a distant galaxy that shatters the record for the brightest object in the early universe, blazing with the light equivalent to 600 trillion suns.

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

The black hole dates back to dawn of time. This illustration, released by NASA on Feb. 21, 2013, shows a supermassive black hole in the nearby spiral galaxy NGC 1365. NASA/AP Photo — -- In a ...

Your nighttime cup of chamomile might help you go to sleep, but this turbulent teacup is far from soothing. Sitting inside a galaxy known as the “Teacup,” nicknamed after its distinct silhouette, lies ...