Astronomers Uncover Earliest Pair of Merging Quasars

The discovery offers a new glimpse into the cosmic dawn, just 900 million years after the Big Bang.

The quasars were identified using the Subaru and Gemini North telescopes in Hawaii.
This is the first confirmed pair of merging quasars from the Epoch of Reionization.
Quasars are supermassive black holes at the centers of galaxies, emitting intense light.
The quasars are connected by a gas bridge, indicating an ongoing galaxy merger.
The discovery helps scientists understand the formation of the early universe and its structures.