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Joanna Thompson

NASA discovers ultra-rare 'double quasar' about to collide into an unbelievably massive black hole

Two bright blue spheres representing supermassive black holes swirl amidst a cloud of blue and brown dust in the early universe

After 33 years, the Hubble Space Telescope is still uncovering new cosmic surprises. The venerable instrument recently added to its extensive catalog of finds when it spotted a rare double quasar blazing away in the distant reaches of the universe. 

Researchers published a paper detailing the discovery on April 5 in the journal Nature.

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