Tag: LINER galaxies

A new study led by University of Maryland astronomers documented six sleepy, low-ionization nuclear emission-line region galaxies (LINERs; left) suddenly transforming into blazing quasars (right), home to the brightest of all active galactic nuclei. The researchers suggest they have discovered an entirely new type of black hole activity at the centers of these six LINER galaxies. Credit: (Left; infrared & visible light imagery): ESA/Hubble, NASA and S. Smartt (Queen's University Belfast); (Right; artist's concept): NASA/JPL-Caltech

Six Galaxies Undergoing Sudden, Dramatic Transitions – New Observations

MessageToEagle.com | September 19, 2019

Eddie Gonzales Jr. – MessageToEagle.com – A team of astronomers observed six mild-mannered LINER galaxies suddenly and surprisingly transforming into blazing quasars—home to the brightest of all active

© 2025 MessageToEagle.com.