Astronomers have discovered an extraordinary new giant radio galaxy with plasma jets 32 times the size of our Milky Way.

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Gaia, the European Space Agency’s observatory that is mapping the Milky Way, has completed the sky-scanning phase of its ...

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The Gaia mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) has officially ceased its scientific operations after 12 years of service ...

Astronomers have identified a colossal giant radio galaxy (GRG) stretching 3.3 million light-years across—32 times the size ...

The result is an impressive panorama, revealing approximately 200 million stars and extending six times the apparent diameter ...

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BAE Systems says it has successfully delivered the “ SPHEREx ” space observatory to Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, ahead of a planned launch in late February.

Scientists from the University of Cape Town (UCT), using South Africa’s MeerKAT radio telescope array in the Karoo, have discovered a rare giant radio galaxy (GRG). They have named it “Inkathazo”, and ...