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Astronomers catch 'Hatchling' quasar breaking out of its dusty cocoon

Astronomers catch 'Hatchling' quasar breaking out of its dusty cocoon
Phys.org Wednesday 05 August 2026, 18:20 UTC 1 min read
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Using observations from multiple powerful telescopes, a team of astronomers studied a red quasar nicknamed "the Hatchling" at redshift 3.7. They may have identified one of the clearest examples yet of a quasar caught in transition between a heavily obscured and fully exposed phase.

Using observations from multiple powerful telescopes, a team of astronomers studied a red quasar nicknamed "the Hatchling" at redshift 3.7. They may have identified one of the clearest examples yet of a quasar caught in transition between a heavily obscured and fully exposed phase.
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