SNAPSHOT: Astronomers Spot Supermassive Black Hole From Early Universe

Astronomers spotted the brightest quasar ever discovered in the early universe, as depicted in this striking artist’s impression. And now it's offering astronomers a rare zoomed-in glimpse at how the earliest galaxies formed.Quasars are active supermassive black holes that lurk at the centers of galaxies. As they feed on nearby material, these black holes launch extremely bright jets out into the cosmos.A team of astronomers led by Xiaohui Fan of the University of Arizona sp