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Gemini North Telescope Helps Discover Nāpōwawāʻenakaulua, a Rare Quasar Pair from the Early Universe
Astronomers using the Gemini North Telescope on Maunakea and the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered Nāpōwawāʻenakaulua, the oldest and most compact quasar pair ever found at Cosmic Dawn. Named through ʻImiloa’s A Hua He Inoa program, the discovery offers a rare glimpse into how supermassive black holes grew and evolved when the universe was just 900 million years old.