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Discovery of two giant radio galaxies hints at more to come – Big Think
The newly discovered galaxies are 62 times bigger than the Milky Way.
An extremely active galaxy
Radio galaxies are galaxies with extremely active central regions, known as nuclei, which shine incredibly brightly in some part of the electromagnetic spectrum. They are known for emitting large jets of ionized matter into intergalactic space at speeds approaching that of light. They are related to quasars and blazars. It is thought that supermassive black holes are the energy source that make these galaxies shine so brightly.
What makes these two galaxies (known as…
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