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Monster Radio Jet Twice The Width Of The Milky Way Discovered: 'This Object Is So Extreme'

It spans 200,000 light years and was formed when the universe was only 1.2 billion years old.

International Business Times · Feb 7, 2025

Monster Radio Jet Detected From Early Universe Quasar

Groundbreaking discovery of colossal radio jet from early universe quasar, twice Milky Way's width, observed by global telescopes.

Top News · Feb 7, 2025

Scientists discover largest black hole jet ever seen in the early universe — its twice as long as our galaxy

Using the Gemini North telescope, astronomers have detected the largest black hole jet ever seen in the early universe. It's twice as long as the Milky Way.

Space · Feb 6, 2025

James Webb telescope captures 1st 'mid-infrared' flare from Milky Way's supermassive black hole

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a mid-infrared picture of Sagittarius A*, filling in a long-standing gap in observations..

LiveScience · Jan 17, 2025

100 years ago, Edwin Hubble proved our Milky Way galaxy isn't alone

A century ago, humans didn't know other galaxies existed. Here's how Edwin Hubble changed that view.

Space · Jan 17, 2025

Goodnight, Gaia! ESA spacecraft shuts down after 12 years of Milky Way mapping

Goodnight Gaia. The European Space Agency star-tracking satellite ceased operations on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, after 12 years of mapping the Milky Way.

Space · Jan 15, 2025

Dark matter may have caused a baffling break in this star stream

A strange break in a stream of stars in the Milky Way could be the result of dark matter, but only if the dark matter is hot and self-interacting.

Space · Jan 14, 2025

Something invisible and 'fuzzy' may lurk at the Milky Way's center, new research suggests

The cores of galaxies may not be made of what we thought, new research suggests — they could hold one giant, invisible star made of mysterious "fuzzy" matter.

LiveScience · Jan 14, 2025

Fibre may help protect your gut from overgrowth of harmful bugs – new study

Our body isn’t just human — it’s home to trillions of microorganisms found in or on us. In fact, there are more microbes in our gut than there are stars in the Milky Way. These microbes are essential for human health, but scientists are still figuring out exactly what they…

The Conversation · Jan 10, 2025

Most of the atoms in your body left the Milky Way on a 'cosmic conveyor belt' long before you were born, new study reveals

New research suggests that most of the atoms within the human body likely spent part of their lives drifting beyond the Milky Way on a cosmic "conveyor belt," before eventually returning to our galaxy.

LiveScience · Jan 8, 2025