Using the MeerKAT radio telescope, University of Cape Town researchers discover a rare giant radio galaxy.
The University of Cape Town researchers and South Africa’s MeerKAT radio telescope have made a “monumental discovery” of a rare giant radio galaxy .
While previously considered rare, a surge of GRG discoveries has been made possible by cutting-edge telescopes like MeerKAT, transforming the understanding of these cosmic behemoths, it adds. Inkathazo means “trouble” in isiZulu and isiXhosa, and the name was chosen because the galaxy’s features have posed challenges for researchers attempting to understand its peculiar physics, she says.
According to UCT, MeerKAT, operated by the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory, has proven to be a revolutionary tool for exploring the southern sky.
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