Illustration of Quasar

Stsci_2020-39a_1024

stsci_2020-39a August 19th, 2020

Credit: NASA, ESA, and J. Olmsted (STScI)

Quasars—accreting supermassive black holes—are paradoxically some of the brightest objects in the universe. Astronomers widely consider the energy from quasars to be the main driver in limiting the growth of massive galaxies. Scientists plan to use Webb to study the impact of three carefully selected quasars on their host galaxies in a program called Q3D.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://webbtelescope.org/contents/news-releases/2020/news-2020-39

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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Image Type
Artwork
Object Name
Quasar
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Activity > AGN > Quasar

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Stsci_2020-39a_1280
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2020-39a
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C.5.3.2.1  
Subject Name
Quasar
Credits
NASA, ESA, and J. Olmsted (STScI)
Release Date
2020-08-19T00:00:00
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https://webbtelescope.org/contents/news-releases/2020/news-2020-39
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Good
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STScI
URL
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Space Telescope Science Institute Office of Public Outreach
Email
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410-338-4444
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3700 San Martin Drive
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Baltimore
State/Province
MD
Postal Code
21218
Country
USA
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STScI
Publisher ID
stsci
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Metadata Date
2021-12-14T13:32:30-05:00
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