Describe how quasars got their name

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Biology

Keon Romero

9 July, 10:31

Describe how quasars got their name

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Journey Bradshaw · Answer 1

Answer: Many astronomers believe that quasars are the most distant objects yet detected in the universe ... The word quasar is short for "quasi-stellar radio source". This name, which means star-like emitters of radio waves, was given in the 1960s when quasars were first detected.

Walter Leonard · Answer 2

Many astronomers believe that quasars are the most distant objects yet detected in the universe ... The word quasar is short for "quasi-stellar radio source". This name, which means star-like emitters of radio waves, was given in the 1960s when quasars were first detected.