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  1. Quasar - Wikipedia

    The radiant energy of quasars is enormous; the most powerful quasars have luminosities thousands of times greater than that of a galaxy such as the Milky Way. [2][3] Quasars are …

  2. Hubble Quasars - NASA Science

    Jun 3, 2025 · Quasars are distant galaxies whose incredibly bright cores are powered by supermassive black holes.

  3. Quasar | Discovery, Structure & Evolution | Britannica

    Dec 10, 2025 · Individual quasars appear as their central black holes begin to accrete gas at a high rate, possibly triggered by a merger with another galaxy, building up the mass of the …

  4. Quasars — Everything you need to know about the brightest …

    Oct 19, 2023 · Quasars are the blazing centers of active galaxies. We take a look at how they form and why they're the brightest objects in the universe.

  5. Quasar - ESA/Hubble

    Quasars are a subclass of active galactic nuclei (AGNs), extremely luminous galactic cores where gas and dust falling into a supermassive black hole emit electromagnetic radiation across the …

  6. Quasar – Definition, Formation, Facts in Astronomy

    Oct 29, 2024 · Learn what a quasar is in astronomy, how it forms, types of quasars, and what they tell us about the early universe.

  7. What is Quasar? - ABOUT SCIENCE

    Apr 14, 2025 · In the vast expanse of our universe, certain objects shine with such tremendous energy that they outshine entire galaxies. These extraordinary cosmic beacons are known as …

  8. Quasars – Definition & Detailed Explanation - Sentinel Mission

    Oct 22, 2025 · Quasars, short for quasi-stellar radio sources, are extremely bright and distant celestial objects that emit massive amounts of energy. They are considered to be the most …

  9. Quasars and the Cosmic Giants of the Early Universe

    May 9, 2025 · These celestial titans are not stars, nor galaxies in the conventional sense, but rather incandescent signals from the youth of the universe—brilliant lighthouses powered by …

  10. Quasars & Other Active Black Holes - Harvard–Smithsonian …

    These black holes include the some of the brightest single objects in the whole universe, and are called “quasars”, “active galactic nuclei”, and other names that describe their appearance to …