Supercomputer simulations of giant radio galaxy formation challenge current theoretical models
Enabled by supercomputing, University of Pretoria (UP) researchers have led an international team of astronomers that has ...
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Bullseye! Astronomers discover a giant galaxy with nine rings
The research team said these rings likely formed when a smaller galaxy shot through the heart of the Bullseye galaxy roughly ...
The Bullseye Galaxy: Yale astronomers spot giant galaxy featuring nine concentric rings
The galaxy, officially named LEDA 1313424, lies approximately 567 million light-years away in the constellation Pisces.
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Giant planet or 'failed star?' Newfound mystery world blurs the lines
By tracing the corkscrew wobble of two stars as they move through the sky, the Gaia space mission has discovered one new ...
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A unique ringed galaxy, witness to a gravitational cataclysm
A giant galaxy intrigues with its unique target-like structure ... This impact triggered gravitational waves, compressing gas and sparking the formation of stars in concentric rings. Each ring marks a ...
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South African telescope discovers a giant galaxy that’s 32 times bigger than Earth’s
The MeerKAT telescope is located in the Karoo region of South Africa, is made up of 64 radio dishes and is operated and managed by the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory. It’s a precursor to ...
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South African telescope discovers a giant galaxy that’s 32 times bigger than Earth’s
The plasma gas is so hot that it’s essentially a ... MeerKAT’s newest giant radio galaxy find is extraordinary. The plasma jets of this cosmic giant span 3.3 million light-years from end ...
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Houston, we have «Problem» and it’s — a giant radio galaxy spotted by a South African telescope
MeerKAT has already played a key role in uncovering some of the hidden treasures of the southern sky since it became operational in 2018, and in addit ...
The secret recipe of black holes: Study finds they can 'cook' their own meals in space
Supermassive black holes are seen as sources of wanton cosmic destruction, but there may be more to their powerful influence ...