Astronomers Detect Largest Ever Giant Radio Galaxy; Named as Alcyoneus

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Category : Science and Tech Published on: February 26 2022

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Astronomers have discovered the largest radio galaxy ever, stretching at least 16 million light-years through space.
The newly found object, named Alcyoneus, turns out to be the largest GRG known to date.
It has been named Alcyoneus, taken from the son of Ouranos, the Greek primordial god of the sky.
The size of the galaxy came into light after studying the massive plumes released by a supermassive black hole residing at the centre of this radio galaxy.
This galaxy has been discovered by the Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR), the world's largest radio telescope network.

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Astronomers Detect Largest Ever Giant Radio Galaxy; Named as Alcyoneus