Hubble Space Telescope Spies Galaxy/Black Hole Evolution in Action

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University of Wyoming researchers used the Hubble Space Telescope to capture this red-light image of a post-starburst quasar.
University of Wyoming researchers used the Hubble Space Telescope to capture this red-light image of a post-starburst quasar.

A set of 29 Hubble Space Telescope (HST) images of an exotic type of active galaxy known as a "post-starburst quasar" show that interactions and mergers drive both galaxy evolution and the growth of super-massive black holes at their centers.


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