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This image, taken with the Hyper Suprime-Cam on the Subaru Telescope, shows a pair of quasars in the process of merging: HSC J121503.42-014858.7 (C1) and HSC J121503.55-014859.3 (C2). Image credit: NOIRLab / NSF / AURA / T.A. Rector, University of Alaska Anchorage & NSF NOIRLab / D. de Martin, NSF NOIRLab / M. Zamani, NSF NOIRLab.

Astronomers Discover Most Distant Pair of Merging Quasars Yet

Jun 18, 2024 by News Staff

Astronomers have discovered a pair of merging quasars seen only 900 million years after the Big Bang. Not only is this the most distant pair of merging...