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Astronomers discover dozen quasars warped by naturally occurring cosmic 'lens' Astronomers discover dozen quasars warped by naturally occurring cosmic 'lens' A group of astronomers have discovered a dozen quasars that have been warped by a naturally occurring cosmic "lens" and split into four similar images. advertisement UPDATED: April 9, 2021 05:45 IST Quadruply imaged quasars are rare, and the first quadruple image was discovered in 1985. (Twitter/@esascience) A group of astronomers have discovered a dozen quasars that have been warped by a naturally occurring cosmic "lens" and split into ...

University of Hawaiʻi Clockwise from left, Gemini’s Crossbow, Wolf’s Paw, Microscope Lens and Dragon’s Kite (Photo credit: R. Hurt (IPAC/Caltech)/The GraL Collaboration) Astronomers at the W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea are part of a team that came across a very rare find nestled billions of light years away that could help to quantify the universe. Researchers discovered a dozen “quadruply imaged quasars,” and only 50 “quads” have been found within the past 40 years. Quasars are extremely luminous objects powered by supermassive black holes that are feasting on material su...