Astronomers Discover Largest Radio Jet in the Early Universe

Astronomers found a monstrous jet powering through the early universe

Researchers discovered the largest radio jet yet in the early universe. Such distant space phenomena are incredibly hard to find.

The radio jet now discovered has two lobes and is the largest ever observed in the early Universe. It is powered by the quasar J1601+3102 and extends 200,000 light-years away.

Telescopes capture billion-year-old monster radio wave slicing through space

At double the width of our Milky Way galaxy, this jet of radio waves is the biggest ever detected so early in the universe's history, astronomers reported Thursday.

Largest radio jet ever seen in the early universe

Astronomers have characterized the largest-ever early-Universe radio jet. Historically, such large radio jets have remained elusive in the distant Universe. With these observations, astronomers have valuable new insights into when the first jets formed in the Universe and how they impacted the evolution of galaxies.

Telescopes around the world have detected a gigantic stream of radio emanating from a quasar dating back to the first 1 billion years of the universe. This stream of radio waves, which is twice the width of our galaxy, the Milky Way, is the largest ever detected at such an early stage in the history of the universe, astronomers reported on Thursday. Radio jets like this are common in our cosmic neighborhood. However, so far, very few have been d…

Telescopes spy a monster radio jet streaming from early object in the universe

Telescopes around the world have spotted a monster radio jet streaming from a quasar dating back to the first 1 billion years of the universe