"Interestingly, the quasar powering this massive radio jet does not have an extreme black hole mass compared to other quasars ...

From decades of astronomical observations, scientists know that most galaxies contain massive black holes at their centers.

Galaxies in a quasar state can release powerful jets from their active supermassive black holes. The jets can extend far into ...

The jet of radio waves is the biggest ever detected so early in the history of the universe, astronomers reported.

Astronomers have identified a quasar that may help explain how the universe’s “dark ages” finally ended. Astronomers have ...

The giant jet flips the script on the origins of these structures, which were once thought to be linked only to extremely ...

Black holes are notorious for gobbling up, well, everything. They're icons of destruction, ruthless voids, ambivalent abysses ...

Supermassive black holes are seen as sources of wanton cosmic destruction, but there may be more to their powerful influence ...

Quasar APM 08279+5255’s massive water cloud APM 08279+5255 is not a typical quasar. A supermassive black hole which lies at ...

Black holes aren't just gorging themselves on whatever cosmic material is readily available—they're preparing those meals for themselves. Data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory reveals that ...

Telescopes around the world have spotted a monster radio jet streaming from a quasar dating back to the first 1 billion years ...

Astronomers have characterized the largest-ever early-Universe radio jet. Historically, such large radio jets have remained elusive in the distant Universe. With these observations, astronomers have ...