Jacinta Delhaize

Articles by: Jacinta Delhaize

The two giant radio galaxies found with the MeerKAT telescope. In the background is the sky as seen in optical light. Overlaid in red is the radio light from the enormous radio galaxies, as seen by MeerKAT.

Discovery of two new giant radio galaxies offers fresh insights into the universe

By Jacinta Delhaize published

Two giant radio galaxies have been discovered with South Africa’s powerful MeerKAT telescope, located in the Karoo region, a semi-arid area in the south west of the country.