A cold quasar is a galaxy with a quasar at the center and abundant cold gas that can still produce new stars.

Discovery edit

The discovery of cold quasars was formally announced in 2019 by Professor Allison Kirkpatrick at the 234th meeting of the American Astronomical Society in St. Louis.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ "AAS 234 Press Conference: Cold Quasars & Hot Cosmology". AAS Press Office via YouTube. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.