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Could quasars get their shine from stars?

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Astronomers have been attempting for 30 years to determine where quasars get their tremendous energy. Roberto Terlevich and Brian Boyle theorize that cores of new galaxies produce synchronized bursts of life and death and the stars are responsible for some quasar brilliance.

Author: Jayawardhana, Ray
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1993
Research

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A new supernova in the Northern Sky

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Amateur astronomer Francisco Garcia discovered a new supernova, the brightest in the Northern Hemisphere since 1937. Supernova 1993J, located in galaxy M81, probably resulted from the collapse of a red supergiant star.

Author: Jayawardhana, Ray
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1993
Discovery and exploration, Supernovae, Supernovas

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Quasars: double darkness in Draco

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Radio astronomers in the Netherlands and the US have discovered evidence suggesting that quasar 4C 73.18 in the constellation Draco is rotating inward around two black holes, which are rotating around one another.

Author: Jayawardhana, Ray
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1993
Observations, Black holes (Astronomy)

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