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Recent Examples of quasar
The new findings describe a galactic battle between the galaxy on the right in the image above, which hosts an actively feeding black hole, a quasar, at its center, and its neighbor on the left, which is being bombarded by intense radiation that disrupts its ability to form new stars.
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 24 May 2025
After three years, it’s studied nearly 15 million galaxies and quasars (super-bright cores at the centers of galaxies) to create the largest-ever 3D map of the Universe.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
The scientists found Big Wheel near a quasar, which is a powerful and active supermassive black hole, using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).
—Larissa G. Capella, Space.com, 4 Apr. 2025
This effect produced four distinct images of the same quasar in a cross-like pattern around the central galaxy, often referred to as an Einstein Cross.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 24 May 2025
After three years, it’s studied nearly 15 million galaxies and quasars (super-bright cores at the centers of galaxies) to create the largest-ever 3D map of the Universe.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
The scientists found Big Wheel near a quasar, which is a powerful and active supermassive black hole, using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).
—Larissa G. Capella, Space.com, 4 Apr. 2025
This effect produced four distinct images of the same quasar in a cross-like pattern around the central galaxy, often referred to as an Einstein Cross.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quasar
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The Fireworks Galaxy's nickname stems from the 10 observable supernovas seen brightening its expanse over the past century; for comparison, our galaxy is only expected to manifest one or maybe two such events over the same period of time.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
16 July 2025
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Edges nearly everywhere outside of not having a supernova like Connor McDavid or Leon Draisaitl on their team instead.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Christiansen presents and writes on topics ranging from reconciling her love for art and science to her quest to learn more about the pulsar chart on the cover of Joy Division's album Unknown Pleasures.—
Jen Christiansen,
Scientific American,
25 June 2025
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Radio signals from space are not an uncommon occurrence; in fact, telescopes pick up signals all the time coming from pulsars, black holes, massive galaxies, stars and various other cosmic phenomena.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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Even though novas are exceptionally bright, supernovas are brighter—reaching billions of times brighter than the sun at their peak.—
Elizabeth Gamillo,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 July 2025
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Recorded live at the Lincoln Center, the band plays a bossa-nova take on the song while Gaga sings solo, wearing one of Cher’s own wigs.—
Kristen S. Hé,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
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Zuckerberg said Meta’s first supercluster is called Prometheus, and that the company is building several other multi-gigawatt clusters.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
14 July 2025
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The Milky Way, our home galaxy, is part of a different supercluster called Laniakea, which, at 500 million light-years wide, is dwarfed by the Hercules–Corona Borealis Great Wall.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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Because of its proximity to the dying supergiant star, gravitational forces will cause Betelbuddy to spiral into Betelgeuse within the next 10,000 years, per a statement from the National Science Foundation’s NOIRLab.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 July 2025
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That’s well within the red supergiant star’s outer atmosphere.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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Moreover, real-world scenarios often have too many variables to be modeled precisely, creating gaps between theoretical predictions and actual behavior.—
Ali Faizan Rizvi,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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And all of those variables depend, in turn, on whether Trump decides to temper the policies — as he’s occasionally proved willing to do, especially when financial markets react badly.—
Jonathan Levin,
Twin Cities,
20 July 2025
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For example, colliding neutron stars can release enormous amounts of energy – and elements such as gold – on their way to forming black holes.—
Stephen L. Levy,
The Conversation,
23 June 2025
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Pulsars are rapidly spinning neutron stars that send out brief radio wave pulses at rapid intervals.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
15 May 2025
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“Quasar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quasar. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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