# Astronomers stunned after James Webb Space Telescope discovers the earliest pair of black hole-powered quasars

Astronomers stunned after James Webb Space Telescope discovers the earliest pair of black hole-powered quasars

via [Space.com](https://www.space.com/astronomy/black-holes/astronomers-stunned-after-james-webb-space-telescope-discovers-the-earliest-pair-of-black-hole-powered-quasars)

Astronomers found the earliest pair of black hole-powered quasars using the James Webb Space Telescope. The compact quasar pair, designated J1602+4228AB, is seen as it was 900 million years after the Big Bang. It was spotted with the aid of the Gemini North telescope.

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