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A faraway fluctuating quasar has been seen dimming and brightening by an extraordinary amount, changes in luminosity equivalent to 2 trillion times the brightness of the sun.
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Who
Gene Leung, Anna-Christina Eilers
What
A faraway fluctuating quasar has been seen dimming and brightening by an extraordinary amount, changes in luminosity equivalent to 2 trillion times the brightness of the sun.
When
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:00:00 GMT · 3h 47m ago
Where
early universe ·
Why
The quasar's flickering suggests that the messy, rapid growth phases for black holes happen very early on.
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How this affects you
The discovery of a quasar that appears more mature than its age, existing 12.9 billion years ago, strengthens the emerging theory that supermassive black holes formed and developed exceptionally fast in the early universe.
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- Health & Science3h 47m agoA faraway fluctuating quasar has been seen dimming and brightening by an extraordinary amount, changes in luminosity equivalent to 2 trillion times the brightness of the sun.Open article