A galaxy hosting a quasar in the distant universe, right, jabs another galaxy with its beam of intense radiation as the two bump and collide. Credit: ALMA / ESO / NAOJ / NRAO / Sergei Balashev / ...

The moment one galaxy spears another with a powerful beam of radiation shooting from its central black hole has been spotted in a distant galactic collision. It's the first time we've seen this kind ...

In the early universe, astronomers found a rare light that breaks the rules of how black holes grow. Researchers from Waseda ...

This image, taken with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), shows the molecular gas content of two galaxies involved in a cosmic collision. The one on the right hosts a quasar –– a ...

An international research team led by scientists at Waseda University and Tohoku University has discovered an extraordinary ...

Indian astronomers have discovered a cluster of quasars that spout jets of matter that extend out for 7.2 million light-years — many times bigger than our own galaxy. The mind-bending study was ...

As two distant galaxies trade blows in an ancient duel billions of years old, one belligerent has clearly proven itself more ruthless than the other. Each time the galaxies conclude their posturing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Standing on Earth and gazing out into the night sky, you’d think our Milky Way galaxy is relatively calm. Oh sure, there’s the ...