In July 2026, Europe's Euclid telescope found 31 of the oldest quasars ever seen, two now shining with the light of a trillion suns when the cosmos was just 5 percent of its present age — their glow 13 billion years in the coming - Space Daily
The European Space Agency's Euclid telescope has identified 31 ancient quasars, effectively doubling the number of known quasars from the early universe. These findings provide a new census of the cosmos as it existed roughly 13 billion years ago.
Why it matters
This discovery significantly advances our understanding of early galaxy formation and the evolution of supermassive black holes in the infant universe.
Europe's Euclid telescope has found 31 of the oldest known quasars in one go, and the haul roughly doubles the number known from that early stretch of the universe.
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