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Euclid finds 31 ancient quasars, including the two most distant ever seen

Leading the analysis of Euclid's ancient quasar sample

The European Space Agency's Euclid telescope found 31 quasars from the universe's first 770 million years. Two of them are the most distant ever confirmed. Both were already radiating as brightly as a trillion Suns when the cosmos was 670 million years old, about 5% of its present age.

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These early quasars date back to the Universe's infancy. By finding and studying them, we can better understand how these enormous systems formed and grew so quickly.

from Euclid finds 31 ancient quasars, including the two most distant ever seen · Updated 1 hour ago

Euclid is a true game-changer. Before, we could only find a handful of the very brightest ancient quasars.

from Euclid finds 31 ancient quasars, including the two most distant ever seen · Updated 1 hour ago