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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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National Team of Scientists Peers into the Future of Stem Cell Biology; Research Raises Connections between Cancer and Stem Cells

New NCEAS Study: Ravenous Foreign Pests Threaten National Treasures

UCSB Scientists Report Study of ‘Brain Maps' for How Humans Reach; Robotics and Machine-Brain Interface for Paraplegics May Benefit

UCSB to Host Meeting of Central Coast Clean Cities Coalition

Tempest in a Teapot: International Team of Scientists Describes Basic Laboratory Science of Hurricanes and Other Swirling Natural Phenomena

UCSB History Associates Lecture to Examine Earthquake Prediction: ‘The "Big One" –– Coming Soon on a Fault Near You?'

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Scientists Question Widely Adopted Indicator of Fisheries Health and Evidence for ‘Fishing Down Marine Food Webs'

New Timeline for Appearances of Skeletal Animals in Fossil Record Developed by UCSB Researchers

Environmental Expert Freudenburg to Speak on Energy and the BP Oil Spill

New Ribbon Worm Named After UCSB Scientist
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