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

ESA’s decade-long Milky Way Gaia mapping mission still has tons of data to release over the next few years. Expect surprises.

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) continues to transform our understanding of the universe. By combining its advanced ...

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

To unravel Inkathazo’s peculiarities, researchers utilized MeerKAT’s advanced capabilities to create high-resolution spectral maps. These maps allow scientists to trace the age of the plasma in ...

The Hubble Space Telescope completes a high-resolution portrait of our galaxy's gorgeous neighbor, which will help scientists better understand our Milky Way.

A South African telescope has identified a colossal galaxy stretching 3.3 million light-years, over 32 times the size of the ...

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 ...

The giant radio galaxy (GRG) will help broaden astronomers understanding of the largest structures in the universe.

The findings might help fill a long-standing gap in our understanding of galaxy evolution. "We succeeded in obtaining high-resolution maps ... 1 billion years (our Milky Way galaxy is 13.6 billion ...

In a remarkable stride forward for astrophysics, researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT) and the powerful MeerKAT ...