Indian astronomers detect dying, giant radio galaxy

[Kashmiri Pandit]

PUNE: A team of astronomers working at the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics here has discovered an extremely rare galaxy of gigantic size.

This galaxy — located about nine billion light years away — emits powerful radio waves, the researchers found.

Such galaxies with extremely large 'radio size' are called giant radio galaxies.

"Our work presents a case study of a rare example of a GRG (giant radio galaxy) caught in dying phase in the distant universe," the researchers said.

This newly discovered galaxy known by its scientific identification 'J021659-044920' was discovered using the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT), an array of 30 fully steerable, 45-metre diameter antennas, spread out over a 30-km region around Khodad, near Narayangaon town of Pune district.

This project was led by Prathamesh Tamhane from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER-Pune) working under the supervision of Yogesh Wadadekar at the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics.

While radio galaxies with size less than a million light years are common, giant radio galaxies are extremely rare, even more so, at large cosmic distances where only a handful have been discovered so far.

This newly discovered galaxy is the newest member of this elite group, the astronomers said.

The findings were detailed in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

 

[Kashmiri Pandit]

@SarthakGanguly @Hindustani78 @hinduguy @jamahir @ito

@nair @SrNair @nForce @Spectre @Stag112

@Spectre

Taking the time that took us to detect the Galaxy , Is it correct is say that the galaxy is already dead ?

If source of Light far away is destroyed in an instant , will the light emitted by it be lost in space before it reaches Us .

 

[Spectre]

@SarthakGanguly @Hindustani78 @hinduguy @jamahir @ito

@nair @SrNair @nForce @Spectre @Stag112

Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people.

Carl Sagan

@SarthakGanguly @Hindustani78 @hinduguy @jamahir @ito

@nair @SrNair @nForce @Spectre @Stag112

@Spectre

Taking the time that took us to detect the Galaxy , Is it correct is say that the galaxy is already dead ?

If source of Light far away is destroyed in an instant , will the light emitted by it will be lost in space before it reaches Us .

Quite possible, infact positive.

 

[Hindustani78]

Ancient Indians do have the knowledge of Astrology about the solar system etc.

Who were the three kings who came to give the news of the Birth of Jesus from East ?

Those priests were from ancient Indian tribes.

 

[Ragnar]

Ancient Indians do have the knowledge of Astrology about the solar system etc.

Who were the three kings who came to give the news of the Birth of Jesus from East ?

Those priests were from ancient Indian tribes.

Only one of the magi was an Indian. Others were Persian and Babylonian.

 

[Kashmiri Pandit]

Only one of the magi was an Indian. Others were Persian and Babylonian.

Are U Sure ???

What I have heard and I quote , " They were Persians or Egyptians "

Then I heard from a Christian who was Krishna Devote , His Guru told him that all magi were Indian ( Not sure all or just one )

 

[Hindustani78]

Only one of the magi was an Indian. Others were Persian and Babylonian.

all 3 were from ancient Indian tribes and possible were even linked to mainland India as those lands were under invasion of King Alexander and then Seleciud Empire.


Greek empire would last no longer than Alexander's brief life; after his death, altercations between his generals led to the division of his empire among three generals. One general, Antigonus and then later Ptolemy, inherited Egypt; another, Seleucus, inherited the Middle East and Mesopotamia.


323 B.C Alexander dies,
320 Ptolemy I seizes Palestine
311 B. C, Seleucus I Nicator takes Babylon,
64 Pompey captures Jerusalem;
40 Herod appointed king
4 THE BIRTH OF JESUS

 

[jamahir]

Taking the time that took us to detect the Galaxy , Is it correct is say that the galaxy is already dead ?

If source of Light far away is destroyed in an instant , will the light emitted by it be lost in space before it reaches Us .

you may be correct, unless it kept on dying for billions more years after this emission of radio waves.

what say, @Aminroop ??