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Astronomers discover 49 new galaxies in under three hours

An international team of astronomers has discovered 49 new gas-rich galaxies using the MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa

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International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research

Astronomers discover 49 new galaxies in under three hours.

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A team of international astronomers have discovered 49 new galaxies using the MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa, using observations that were less than three hours long

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Credit: ICRAR

Journal

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

DOI

10.1093/mnras/stae684

Article Title

A serendipitous discovery of HI-rich galaxy groups with MeerKAT

Article Publication Date

26-Mar-2024

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