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  • The Biggest Galaxy Ever Found Has Just Been Discovered, And It Will Break Your Brain

    02/15/2022 6:27:12 AM PST · by Red Badger · 64 replies
    https://www.sciencealert.com ^ | 15 FEBRUARY 2022 | MICHELLE STARR
    The radio lobes of Alcyoneus. (Oei et al., arXiv, 2022) Astronomers have just found an absolute monster of a galaxy. Lurking some 3 billion light-years away, Alcyoneus is a giant radio galaxy reaching 5 megaparsecs into space. That's 16.3 million light-years long, and constitutes the largest known structure of galactic origin. The discovery highlights our poor understanding of these colossi, and what drives their incredible growth. But it could provide a pathway to better understanding, not just of giant radio galaxies, but the intergalactic medium that drifts in the yawning voids of space. Giant radio galaxies are yet another mystery...