Quasar Tsunamis Found by Hubble

The Cosmic Companion
The Cosmic Companion
3 min readMar 26, 2020

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The Hubble Space Telescope has discovered quasar tsunamis — the most powerful outflows of energy ever seen in the Universe.

Quasar tsunamis discovered by astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope erupt in the most energetic outflows of material ever seen. This outpouring of energy wrecks havoc with galaxies in which these enigmatic objects reside, altering the evolution of these families of stars.

Quasars are energetic cores of galaxies, composed of supermassive black holes fed by vast quantities of gas, stars, and planets. These bodies are…

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