A major astronomical discovery has just been made using the MeerKAT telescope in South Africa. A giant radio galaxy, named Inkathazo, has been identified, with plasma jets extending over phenomenal ...
The newly-discovered giant radio galaxy ‘Inkathazo’. The glowing plasma jets, as seen by the MeerKAT telescope, are shown in red and yellow. The starlight from other surrounding galaxies can be seen ...
Description: The invention of the cosmic microwave background signal, thought to be proof for the Big Bang theory, was created through radio astronomy. Radio astronomy is conducted using giant radio ...
Astronomers have identified the largest radio jet ever observed in the early universe, spanning 200,000 light-years, using a combination of telescopes including LOFAR and GNIRS.
This image provided by NSF's NOIRLab shows an artist's illustration of the largest radio jet ever found in the early Universe. (M. Garlick/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA via AP) ...