optimist to scienceEnglish • edit-21 month agoA giant radio galaxy could be home to almost 30 Milky Way galaxiesimagemessage-square7arrow-up162arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up161arrow-down1imageA giant radio galaxy could be home to almost 30 Milky Way galaxiesoptimist to scienceEnglish • edit-21 month agomessage-square7file-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-squareAmidFurorlinkfedilink8•1 month 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.