Dust and gas are falling into a central supermassive black hole, emitting huge amounts of light from active galactic centers.
Each quasar is roughly 100 million times heavier than the Sun and undergoing a mega merger.
Findings provide insights into early universe, formation of supermassive black holes, and earliest evolution of quasar host galaxies.
Scientists discovered the first confirmed pair of merging quasars during Cosmic Dawn, 900 million years after the Big Bang.
In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have observed the first confirmed pair of merging quasars during the Cosmic Dawn, just 900 million years after the Big Bang. Quasars are extremely bright galactic cores where gas and dust is falling into a supermassive black hole at the center, emitting huge amounts of light. The findings provide valuable insights into these mysterious cosmic bodies and their role during the Epoch of Reionization.
The pair of quasars, each roughly 100 million times heavier than the Sun, are undergoing a mega merger. Dust and gas is falling into a central supermassive black hole, while enormous amounts of light are being emitted from the active galactic centers. This discovery marks the first time such an event has been spotted at such an early stage in cosmic history.
The team used both the Gemini North telescope and Subaru Telescope to make their observations. The findings were published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, with more details to be published in a companion paper submitted for publication to American Astronomical Society Journals.
This discovery sheds light on the early universe and the formation of supermassive black holes during Cosmic Dawn. It also provides insights into the earliest evolution of quasar host galaxies and the progress and origin of reionization.
A double quasar spiraling toward a great merger has been discovered, 900 million years after the Big Bang.
"This is the first time quasar pair has been spotted at such an early stage in cosmic history.",
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The author makes several scientific statements that are not fallacies but rather facts. However, there are a few instances of inflammatory rhetoric and appeals to authority. The author uses the phrases 'most distant pair of merging quasars ever found' and 'first confirmed pair found in the period of the universe known as cosmic dawn' to create a sense of importance and urgency. This is an example of inflammatory rhetoric. Additionally, the author quotes Yoshiki Matsuoka stating that 'What we learned from the GNIRS observations was that the quasars are too faint to detect in near-infrared, even with one of the largest telescopes on the ground.' This is an example of an appeal to authority as Matsuoka is presented as an expert in his field. However, these instances do not significantly impact the overall quality of the article and do not detract from its scientific accuracy.
][The author] A double quasar spiraling toward a great merger has been discovered lighting up the 'cosmic dawn,' just 900 million years after the Big Bang. They are the first quasar pair spotted that far back in cosmic time.[/]
[Matsuoka] What we learned from the GNIRS observations was that the quasars are too faint to detect in near-infrared, even with one of the largest telescopes on the ground.
Astronomers have discovered a pair of merging quasars, the most distant pair ever found, dating back to 900 million years after the big bang.
This is the first confirmed pair of merging quasars found in the Cosmic Dawn period.
Quasars are extremely bright galactic cores where gas and dust is falling into a supermassive black hole at the center, emitting huge amounts of light.
The findings shed light on these mysterious cosmic bodies and provide insight into their role during the Epoch of Reionization.
The pair of quasars are undergoing a mega merger, with dust and gas falling into a central supermassive black hole, and emitting enormous amounts of light.
A team of astronomers discovered the most distant merging galactic cores yet, with a redshift of z = 6.05, indicating they are seen as they were over 12 billion years ago.
The duo of active galactic centers, called quasars, is the only confirmed pair seen during the Cosmic Dawn.
Quasars are located at the heart of galaxies and contain black holes with masses about 100 million times that of our Sun.
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This discovery provides the first evidence of merging quasar pairs in the cosmic dawn and supports the idea that the universe has evolved via mergers.
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The author makes several statements that are supported by evidence and do not contain any identified fallacies. However, there is one instance of an appeal to authority when the author quotes Yoshiki Matsuoka stating that 'Our discovery provides the first evidence of such a pair actually present in the cosmic dawn.' This statement implies that because Matsuoka is an astronomer and the lead author of the study, his opinion on this matter is valid and true. While this may be a reasonable assumption, it does not necessarily mean that there are no other perspectives or evidence that could challenge this claim. Therefore, I cannot give a perfect score for logical consistency.
“Our discovery provides the first evidence of such a pair actually present in the cosmic dawn.”
