Black holes and quasars are some of the most mysterious entities in the cosmos. Check out these 7 stunning images of black holes and quasars captured by NASA.

Whether a galactic environment has the right conditions for habitable planets to form could depend on how the black hole in ...

One of the most powerful objects in the universe is a radio quasar—a spinning black hole spraying out highly energetic ...

Scientists have discovered a colossal water reservoir in space, containing as much water as 100 trillion times all the oceans ...

The composite image of NGC 1275, or Perseus A, reveals its dynamic structure by blending optical, radio, and X-ray data. Cygnus X-1, about 10,000 light-years away, is a powerful black hole pulling ...

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The quasar’s fierce glow—driven by a voracious black hole—makes it a powerful probe for studying intergalactic space and distant structures in Hubble’s deep gaze. As NASA eyes future ...

This quasar is 500 trillion times brighter than the Sun, setting a new record for celestial luminosity. The black hole at the heart of J0529-4351 is growing at an unprecedented rate, consuming the ...

Previous observations using the Hubble Space Telescope revealed that the galaxy's quasar-an intense light source powered by a black hole- was not in its expected position. Further analysis of the ...