Bright radio burst detected by Australian telescope.

Q.  Radio burst was detected by Australians scientists from which distant galaxy?
- Published on 21 Nov 16

a. VHS6
b. VHS7
c. VHS8
d. VHS9

ANSWER: VHS7
 
Bright radio burst detected by Australian telescope.A bright radio burst detected by Australia’s Parkes telescope could help to determine what lies between galaxies in the universe, according to scientists on 18th Nov.
  • Scientists from CSIRO witnessed a brief, ultra bright cosmic flash of radio waves last year and released details about the phenomenon
  • The flash most likely came from VHS7 a galaxy seen a billion light years away
  • It is one of the top 10 brightest sources in the entire sky
  • Data suggests cosmic web has weaker magnetic fields than the Milky Way while there is a less turbulent gas within the far flung galaxy
  • This is the first time scientists have found evidence for this hypothesis

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