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Quasar Lies in Core of Colliding Galaxy

Quasar Lies in Core of Colliding Galaxy
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    1229+204
  • Release Date
    April 26, 1994
  • Science Release
    Hubble Resolves Quasars’ Host Galaxies
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  • Credit
    Science Release Credit: Dr. John Hutchings, Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, NASA

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Quasar Lies in Core of Colliding Galaxy

Quasar Lies in Core of Colliding Galaxy

This Hubble Space Telescope image (right) reveals the faint host galaxy that a bright quasar dwells within. The wealth of new detail in this picture helps solve a three-decade old mystery about the true nature of quasars, the most distant and energetic objects in the universe....

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Mar 28, 2025
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