Quasars
Quasar J0742+2704 (center) became the subject of astronomers' interest after it was discovered to have a newborn jet blasting from…
Hubble captured intriguing hints of interaction, if not full merging, between galaxies including quasar J0742+2704. There is evidence of a…
The night sky has always played a crucial role in navigation, from early ocean crossings to modern GPS. Besides stars,…
A Hubble Space Telescope image of the core of quasar 3C 273. A coronagraph on Hubble blocks out the glare…
A two-panel image of quasar 3C 273, taken by different Hubble instruments. The top panel is a WFPC2 image of…
Astronomers have used the unique capabilities of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope to peer closer than ever into the throat of…
This is an artist's depiction of a pair of active black holes at the heart of two merging galaxies. They…
A Hubble Space Telescope visible-light image of the galaxy MCG-03-34-064. Hubble's sharp view reveals three distinct bright spots embedded in…
Image titled "MCG-03-34-064, HST ACS" with color key, scale bar, and compass arrows. A Hubble Space Telescope visible-light image of…