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Astronomers studying a cluster of distant galaxies stumbled upon ancient radio signals, which could have led to the formation of the early universe.
According to a post Letters from the journal astrophysics and found on the preprint server XRXIV.
The radio waves discovered took 10 billion years to reach the Earth and originated from a vast space filled with high energy particles and magnetic fields.
These huge clouds of high-energy particles are called mini-Hallow. According to this study, such a deep space has never been found before.
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This stunning image reveals a distant cluster of galaxies filled with energy. (Candra X-ray Center)
Mini-Horas is described in the study as weakly charged particles. These groups are known to emit radio and X-ray waves simultaneously. Mini mountains are often found in clusters between galaxies.
Roland Timmerman of the Institute for Computational Cosmology at Durham University and co-author of the study said in a statement on phys.org that these particles are crucial to the creation of our universe.
“It's amazing to find such a powerful radio signal at this distance,” Timmerman said. “It means that these vibrant particles and the process of creating them have shaped clusters of galaxies throughout the entire history of the universe.”
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The image provided by the European Space Agency shows that during observations from 2002 to 2009, the Hubble Space Telescope captured thousands of galaxies. (Leyton University and HUDF09 team via AP)
Astronomers analyzed data from low-frequency array (Lofar) radio telescopes. The study says Lofa is composed of 100,000 small antennas from eight European countries.
The team of astronomers believes that these mini Halas are composed for two reasons.
According to this study, the first explanation is the supermassive black hole found at the center of the galaxy. These black holes can release high-energy particles into space.
Astronomers are confused about how these particles will escape such powerful black holes to create these clusters.
Radio signals are found in clusters of distant galaxies outside our known solar system. It took 10 billion years for the signal to reach Earth. (NASA)
According to this study, the second explanation is cosmic particle collision.
These cosmic particles collided when charged particles filled with hot plasma collide at near-light speed. These collisions shatter, and high-energy particles are observed from the Earth.
According to the study, astronomers now believe that the discovery suggests that black holes or particles collide earlier than previously thought.
New telescopes developed like square kilometer arrays will eventually allow astronomers to discover more faint signals.
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Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo of the University of Montreal and co-leading authors of the study said she believes it is just the beginning of a wonder of space.
“We are just scratching the vibrant energy of the early universe,” Hlavacek-Larrondo said in the statement. “This discovery provides us with a new window on how galaxy clusters grow and develop driven by black holes and high-energy particle physics.”
Nick Butler is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Do you have any tips? Contact nick.butler@fox.com.
