quasi-stellar object
noun
qua·si-stel·lar object
ˌkwā-ˌzī-ˈste-lər- 
-ˌsī-,
ˌkwä-zē-,
-sē-
: quasar
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Aided by the survey, York also pursued his own research questions, including unidentified diffuse interstellar bands and cataloguing the spectra, or brightness at different wavelengths, of quasi-stellar objects to study the three-dimensional distribution of intergalactic gas.
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Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
Her last paper explored quasi-stellar objects – giant, bright galaxy centers powered by super massive black holes – the light of which would make a splitting atom seem like a tiny flash in the universe.
—Erica Huang, Scientific American, 20 July 2023
Quasars, or quasi-stellar objects, are massive objects that throw off enormous energy.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 12 June 2019
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Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
Her last paper explored quasi-stellar objects – giant, bright galaxy centers powered by super massive black holes – the light of which would make a splitting atom seem like a tiny flash in the universe.
—Erica Huang, Scientific American, 20 July 2023
Quasars, or quasi-stellar objects, are massive objects that throw off enormous energy.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 12 June 2019
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