LOFAR discovers new giant galaxy in all-sky survey
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 - 06:30
in Astronomy & Space
A team of astronomers led by ASTRON astronomer Dr. George Heald has discovered a previously unknown gigantic radio galaxy, using initial images from a new, ongoing all-sky radio survey. The galaxy was found using the powerful International LOFAR Telescope (ILT), built and designed by ASTRON.