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astronomy17 days ago•6 min saved

Giant Rotating Cosmic Filament Rewrites How Galaxies Get Their Spin

An Oxford-led team identifies a giant, razor-thin cosmic filament about 140 million light-years away that is rotating with galaxies aligned to its spin, offering new insights into how galaxies acquire angular momentum and evolve. The finding, enabled by MeerKAT’s MIGHTEE survey and complemented by DESI and SDSS data, challenges existing models of galaxy formation within the cosmic web.

via The Daily Galaxy|

#angular-momentum #astronomy #cosmic-filaments

science1 year ago•2 min saved

MeerKAT Unveils New Giant Radio Galaxy

Astronomers using the MeerKAT radio telescope have discovered a new giant radio galaxy, MGTC J100022.85+031520.4, in the COSMOS field. This galaxy, hosted by an elliptical galaxy with a redshift of 0.1034, spans about 4.2 million light years and is one of the few GRGs located in a galaxy cluster. The discovery, part of the MIGHTEE survey, provides insights into the formation and evolution of radio sources.

via Phys.org|

#astronomy #cosmos #giant-radio-galaxies