Quasar

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A Quasar (abbreviation for of "quasi-stellar radio source") is a star or galaxy that astronomers can't explain. This is why the name contains "quasi", a word that allows any explanation to fit the data, making the explanations useless.

Some astronomers claim that these are large galaxies from very far away, but this relies on the assumption of the Big Bang. If the objects are as far away as they claim, they (the objects, not the astronomers) are very, very bright. The astronomers who think they are so far away have no explanation of how these objects might have formed.

These objects, along with black holes, white holes, and worm holes, are the stuff of sci-fi magazines. They are very entertaining to think about, but we do not have solid evidence yet nailing down their nature. Astronomers, funded by the NSF, draw premature conclusions in search of government largess.