The furthest ever galactic magnetic field (ESOcast 267 Light)

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English - September 06, 2023 15:00 - 57.8 MB Video - ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
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Using ALMA, astronomers have detected the magnetic field of a galaxy so far away that its light has taken more than 11 billion years to reach us. Never before had we detected a galaxy’s magnetic field this far away. This video summarises the discovery.