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Researchers Find Rarest Quartet of Quasars In Close Proximity For The First Time

By Kamal Nayan - May 18, 2015 04:16 AM EDT

Researchers have found a quartet of quasars in the close proximity for the first time. Quasars are extremely rare, separated by hundreds of millions of light-years.

Blast from Past: Ancient Galaxy Spotted 13 Billion Light Years Away

By Peter R - May 06, 2015 03:27 PM EDT

EGS-zs8-1 is the oldest and farthest galaxy that scientists have ever come across.

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