Black holes
Quasar PG 1012+008
November 19, 1996 · ESA/Hubble · PG 1012+008 , QSO B1012+0048
Hubble has captured quasar PG 1012+008, located 1.6 billion light-years from Earth, merging with a bright galaxy (the object just below the quasar ).
The two objects are 31, 000 light-years apart, but the swirling wisps of dust and gas surrounding the quasar and galaxy provide strong evidence for an interaction between them.
