Thursday, 30 June 2011

Universes most distant quasar found powered by massive black hole

A team of European astronomers has used European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope and a host of other telescopes to discover and study the most distant quasar found to date.

This brilliant beacon, powered by a black hole with a mass two billion times that of the Sun, is by far the brightest object yet discovered in the early Universe.

Source:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110629132527.htm

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