Deep-Sky Dreams: NGC 3079 and Quasar 0957+561   

Quasars were a mystery when first discovered in the early 1960s. They are extremely distant, starlike objects that emit enormous amounts of energy. Years later, astronomers understood that quasars are the extremely energetic centers of young galaxies, powered by supermassive black holes. The fact that they are mostly young (the black holes generally quiet downContinue reading “Deep-Sky Dreams: NGC 3079 and Quasar 0957+561   ”
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