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Astronomers using South Africa's MeerKAT telescope have detected the most distant hydroxyl megamaser ever observed, a natural cosmic laser emitted by a merging galaxy more than 8 billion light-years away.
Amplified by gravitational lensing, the faint signal offers a rare glimpse into the chaotic conditions of the early universe and intense episodes of star formation. The breakthrough highlights the power of advanced data processing and paves the way for the upcoming Square Kilometre Array (SKA) to uncover new insights into the evolution of galaxies, supermassive black holes, and the distant cosmos.
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Amplified by gravitational lensing, the faint signal offers a rare glimpse into the chaotic conditions of the early universe and intense episodes of star formation. The breakthrough highlights the power of advanced data processing and paves the way for the upcoming Square Kilometre Array (SKA) to uncover new insights into the evolution of galaxies, supermassive black holes, and the distant cosmos.
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