Astronomers describe ‘cosmic noon’ as a dramatic period in the history of our Universe when it was buzzing with galaxy mergers and furious star formation. And here’s the evidence of the early merger.
Jul 9th: Encore: The Earliest Supermassive Black Hole and Quasar
Quasars are very distant and luminous objects powered by supermassive black holes. Today NORLab discuss about the discovery of the most distant supermassive black hole and quasar & what can we learn from it.
Jun 22nd: Quasars Help Pinpoint the End of the Reionization Epoch
Using the radiation signatures of quasars, scientists have determined when the era of reionization ended in our universe – about 1.1 billion years after the Big Bang.
Mar 2nd: Awesome Astronomy March 2022 News Round Up
News round up with @AwesomeAstroPod. This week the team talk about stargazing & post covid travel as well as, new planet in Proxima Centauri, quasars, blazars, free floating planet, and mini neptune.
Sep 10th: The Story of Dual Quasars
Join us today as we examine observations for dual quasars in the process of merging and a star being torn apart by its supermassive black hole.
Jul 3rd: Dr. Andrew Siemion, Director of Berkeley SETI Research Center
Weekly news: the Mars Perseverance landing site, quasars active in the early Universe, why Betelgeuse was dimming, a star just disappeared. Also discussion with Dr. Andrew Siemion. All at #365DaysOfAstro with @WSHTeam