Astronomers discover merging quasars at Cosmic Dawn

Name: Astronomers discover merging quasars at Cosmic Dawn
Uploaded: 2024-06-23T14:03:16-04:00
Duration: 1 min 14 s
Description: With the help of the powerful GNIRS instrument on the Gemini North telescope, a team of astronomers have discovered a double-record-breaking pair of quasars. Not only are they the most distant pair of merging quasars ever found, but also the only pair confirmed in the bygone era of the Universe’s earliest formation.

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Astronomers discover merging quasars at Cosmic Dawn

With the help of the powerful GNIRS instrument on the Gemini North telescope, a team of astronomers have discovered a double-record-breaking pair of quasars. Not only are they the most distant pair of merging quasars ever found, but also the only pair confirmed in the bygone era of the Universe’s earliest formation.

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