WASHINGTON, July 8 : A quasar — among the universe's most luminous and energetic objects — is a supermassive black hole caught in the act of guzzling matter at the heart of a galaxy. Scientists have now found quasars dating to so early in cosmic history that they are baffled as to how they already existed at tha

Think of quasars as time machines. Rare but revealing. They are light from the beginnings of the universe that let astronomers investigate how early galaxies formed.

Astronomers using the Euclid telescope discovered ancient quasars, deepening the mystery of early universe evolution and massive cosmic structures.