Euclid Spots Dozens Of Quasars In Early Universe
The Euclid space telescope has identified 31 distant quasars, including two that date back to when the universe was only 670 million years old. These findings provide new insights into the formation of supermassive black holes in the early universe.
Why it matters
This discovery challenges existing astrophysical models regarding how quickly supermassive black holes and galaxies formed after the Big Bang.
The Euclid space telescope has discovered 31 extremely distant quasars, breaking the distance record for this type of bright galactic nucleus. Powered by colossal black holes, two of the discovered galactic nuclei were shining when the universe was only 670 million years old. That is just five per cent of the universe's current age.
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