New map of the night sky reveals 4.4 million galaxies and other space objects
Some 4.4 million space objects billions of light-years away have been mapped by astronomers, including 1 million space objects that hadn't been spotted before.
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Some 4.4 million space objects billions of light-years away have been mapped by astronomers, including 1 million space objects that hadn't been spotted before.
4.4 millionThanks to new data provided by the sensitive Low Frequency Array telescope, known as LOFAR, researchers were able to map some 4.4 million space objects (galaxies, flaring stars) billions of light-years away, including 1 million that had never been spotted before.
Durham University astronomer collaborating with a team of international scientists have mapped more than a quarter of the northern sky using the Low
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