Topic: Quasars

Accretion of a star by a supermassive black hole (Getty Images/MARK GARLICK)

Black holes eat faster than we thought

Elizabeth Hlavinka
This artist's concept shows the brilliant glare of two quasars residing in the cores of two galaxies that are in the chaotic process of merging. (NASA, ESA, Joseph Olmsted (STScI))

Astronomers solve a 60-year mystery

Troy Farah