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Quasi-Stellar Object (Quasar)
Pictures: J. Bahcall (IAS, Princeton), M. Disney (Univ. Wales), NASA |

Quasi-Stellar Object (Quasar)
The central engine of a quasi-stellar object, or quasar, may well be a giant black hole fueled by tremendous amounts of in-falling gas, dust and stars. In this gallery of quasar portraits taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, the quasars appear as the bright star-like objects.


Pictures: J. Bahcall (IAS, Princeton), M. Disney (Univ. Wales), NASA |

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