June 29, 2011 - KITV, Honolulu
A team of European astronomers said it has discovered the most distant and earliest quasar yet.
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The quasar was identified in images from a sky survey taken by the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope perched near the summit of Mauna Kea, Hawaii. It was then confirmed by other telescopes, including the Gemini North telescope, also on Mauna Kea.
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