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By revealing a massive radio jet in the early universe, J1601+3102 offers a rare snapshot of early quasar activity.

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Astronomers have characterized the largest-ever early-Universe radio jet. Historically, such large radio jets have remained elusive in the distant Universe. With these observations, astronomers have ...

The giant jet flips the script on the origins of these structures, which were once thought to be linked only to extremely ...

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"Interestingly, the quasar powering this massive radio jet does not have an extreme black hole mass compared to other quasars ...