Astronomers Using MeerKAT Spot a Cosmic Laser Halfway Across the Universe

March 05, 2026 Universe Today

Astronomers Using MeerKAT Spot a Cosmic Laser Halfway Across the Universe
By Matthew Williams (https://ift.tt/k5cIM0m)

A megamaser acts as an astronomical laser that beams out microwave emission rather than visible light. Credit: ESA/Hubble

Astronomers using the MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa have discovered the most distant hydroxyl megamaser ever detected. It is located in a violently merging galaxy more than 8 billion light-years away, opening a new radio astronomy frontier.

March 6, 2026 at 03:52AM
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