A team of space researchers working with data from the VLT in Chile has found via measuring the spectrum of a distant quasar by analyzing absorption lines in a galaxy in front of it, that there was no ...

Black hole winds from the most distant unassisted quasar ever studied race at one-third light speed in twin streams, as ...

An international research group led by the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF) and comprising 34 research institutes and universities worldwide utilized the Near-Infrared Spectrograph ...

A galaxy far, far away: Measuring changes in the fundamental constants throughout the history of the universe is achieved by studying quasar light absorbed by foreground galaxies at different times.

DESI collects spectra, the different frequencies of light that objects in space emit. That light tells researchers how far away the object is, meaning they can create a 3D map of the universe. This ...

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Astronomers may have discovered the ancient chemical remains of the first stars to light up the Universe. Using an innovative analysis of a distant quasar observed by the 8.1-meter Gemini North ...

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Scientists searching for astronomical objects in the early universe, not long after the Big Bang, have made a record-breaking, two-for-one discovery. Using ground-based telescopes, a team of ...