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An artist's concept of a distant galaxy with an active quasar at its center shooting out bright jets of radiation above and below the galactic disc.
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NASA, ESA, Joseph Olmsted (STScI)
A quasar emits exceptional amounts of energy generated by matter falling into a supermassive black hole.

The earliest quasars yet observed are shedding light on the infancy of our cosmos

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UCSB Physicists Demonstrate the Quantum von Neumann Architecture, a Quantum Processor, and a Quantum Memory on a Chip

UCSB Scientists, Telescopes Help Discover ‘Once in a Generation’ Supernova

New 3-D Photonic Crystals Have Both Electronic and Optical Properties

Researchers Develop Quantum Computing System that Resists ‘Quantum Bug'

UCSB's Kohn Hall Receives LEED Silver Certification From U.S. Green Building Council

‘Zombie’ Stars Key to Measuring Dark Energy

UCSB Assistant Professor Named Outstanding Young Researcher

International Team Demonstrates Subatomic Quantum Memory in Diamond

UCSB Physicists Apply Einstein's Theory to Superconducting Circuits
Richard and Paula Whited
Richard and Paula Whited

UCSB Alumnus Richard Whited Establishes Endowed Chair in Interdisciplinary Science

UCSB Physicist Elected to Head CMS Experiment at Large Hadron Collider

New Instrument Keeps An Electronic ‘Eye’ on Nanoparticles
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