Glossary – Q

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Quark: one of the most basic subatomic building blocks of matter. Quarks combine to form protons and neutrons, as well as other more exotic particles.
Quark Epoch: the period in the early Universe where matter existed, but only as a hot dense “soup” of quarks, gluons and a few other elementary particles.
Quasar (quasi-stellar radio source): an active galaxy so distant it appears star-like.
Quiescent: at rest; inactive.

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