Astronomers Sight Most Distant Quasar Detected Thus Far

Astronomers today announced the discovery of a quasar an estimated 13 billion light-years away and said it is the universe’s most distant such energy source ever detected.

Scientists from the Anglo-Australian Observatory said the quasar is significant because it is the brightest to date and will allow them for the first time to study the universe at an early age.

The universe is estimated to be about 20 billion years old.

Quasars are extremely distant celestial objects that emit huge quantities of light or powerful radio waves and appear in the sky as tiny points of light. They give off as much energy as a complete Milky Way.