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Astronomers Detect a Record-Breaking “Cosmic Laser” From 8 Billion Light-Years Away

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Astronomers Detect a Record-Breaking “Cosmic Laser” From 8 Billion Light-Years Away
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MeerKAT has detected a record-breaking hydroxyl megamaser from a merging galaxy more than 8 billion light-years away, opening a new way to study the early universe. Using South Africa’s MeerKAT radio telescope, astronomers have identified the farthest hydroxyl megamaser ever observed, marking a major step forward for radio astronomy. A hydroxyl megamaser is a naturally [...]

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