根据南非射电天文台发布的消息，这一巨型射电星系距离地球约14.4亿光年，其长度达到330万光年，真可谓是宇宙中的庞然大物。研究团队将这个新发现的星系命名为“Inkathazo”，这个名字取自南非科萨语和祖鲁语，意为“麻烦”，正如论文通讯作者、南非开普 ...

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A radio telescope in South Africa has unearthed a giant galaxy—dubbed a "cosmic megastructure"—with plasma jets that measure ...

South Africa's MeerKAT telescope has discovered a massive new radio galaxy spanning more than 32 times the size of the Milky Way, a researcher revealed Saturday. "MeerKAT's newest giant radio ...

CAPE TOWN, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- South Africa's MeerKAT telescope has discovered a massive new radio galaxy spanning more than 32 times the size of the Milky Way, a researcher revealed Saturday.

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