ESOcast 234 Light - Most distant quasar with powerful radio jets discovered

2022-02-22 1

With the help of ESO’s Very Large Telescope, astronomers have discovered and studied in detail the most distant source of radio emission known to date. The source is a “radio-loud” quasar — a bright object with powerful jets emitting at radio wavelengths — that is so far away its light has taken 13 billion years to reach us. This video summarises the discovery.

Credit/Courtesy: ESO