pranjalmalewar@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-225 days agoA giant radio galaxy could be home to almost 30 Milky Way galaxieslemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up161arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up161arrow-down1external-linkA giant radio galaxy could be home to almost 30 Milky Way galaxieslemmy.worldpranjalmalewar@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-225 days agomessage-square7fedilinkfile-text
Astronomers have discovered a giant radio galaxy (GRG) named Inkathazo, which has plasma jets measuring 3.3 million light-years—32 times the size of the Milky Way—using South Africa’s MeerKAT telescope.
minus-squareAmidFuror@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up7·24 days agoHold up. There’s only one Milky Way Galaxy, and we’re not going to float idly while these ~30 imitators try to capitalize on our name.
Hold up. There’s only one Milky Way Galaxy, and we’re not going to float idly while these ~30 imitators try to capitalize on our name.