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An early universe radio jet spanning an astonishing 200,000 light years has been discovered by the International Gemini ...
Astronomers studying a distant galaxy cluster stumbled upon ancient radio signals that might hold clues to the formation of ...
The discovery, made with the LOFAR (LOw Frequency ARray) radio instrument in Europe, indicates that galaxy clusters, which ...
LOFAR is a massive radio telescope that comprises 100,000 antennas spread across eight European countries. The researchers ...
LOFAR detects a faint radio 'mini-halo' from 3.8 billion years ago, revealing how galaxy clusters evolved in the early ...
Astronomers have uncovered a vast cloud of energetic particles—a "mini halo"—surrounding one of the most distant galaxy ...
Astronomers have discovered the most distant mini-halo ever seen—10 billion light-years away—revealing that galaxy clusters ...
Abell 2255 is a cluster containing between 300 and 500 constituent galaxies, many of which are merging. It's located around ...
Astronomers have captured an unprecedented image of the galaxy cluster Abell 2255, revealing intricate, radio-emitting tendrils that stretch for over 360,000 light-years across intergalactic space.
Our LOFAR survey only covered 15 percent of the sky. And most of these giant jets are likely difficult to spot, so we believe there are many more of these behemoths out there.” ...
An image taken by Europe's LOFAR radio telescope, shows the longest known pair of black hole jets. The findings were reported on Thursday, and are just a part of the telescope’s capabilities.
The discovery marks the most distant mini halo ever found, doubling the distance of any previously known example. It offers ...