From the first telescopes in the time of Galileo Galilei, in 1609 to the last current telescopes, a huge technological advance has been achieved. The farthest stars in the universe, the stars or the planets, even the events of the cosmos that could only be fiction works or products of our imagination, today can be observed. This allows the strangest phenomena to be closer and closer. But as any observation requires study and analysis. A team of Argentine scientists surprised everyone, and just made a unique finding.
The limits of the universe increasingly
Los Enigmas of the Universe They are multiple. The origin, its evolution, and if life is possible on other planets. While there are no absolute responses, the exploration and knowledge of the universe advance at an increasingly accelerated pace. From the hand of AI, and the growth of the main space agencies of governments such as NASA (United States), ESA (Europe), Jaxa (Japan), among others, but also private, such as Elon Musk Spacex.
Examples of these advances can be those of Spacex that has performed rocket releases such as Falcon 9 and Starlink satellites, the development of the Starship ship and the Fram2 mission with civil crew. For its part, NASA launched the Artemis I mission to the Moon and the preparation for the launch of Europe Clipper to explore Jupiter’s moon. Inter alia. For its part, although Argentina does not participate in launches, it achieved an unexpected discovery.
First he identified an apparently tiny object, but then revealed that it is actually another galaxy much farther, located behind the NGC 300 galaxy. Almost at the limit of the universe. It would be 3000 light years equivalent to about 30,000 billion km. Because both are in a fairly isolated area, they are observed with nothing or very little deformation due to interaction with other galaxies. NASA cannot believe it.
The key a mysterious x -ray source
The Argentine astronomer team, researchers and fellows of the National Council of Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET) carried out a study that left the world in shock with a discovery that no one expected. This was possible from a mysterious X -ray source that had been previously reported by other researchers in the 90s.
These rays, in principle, seemed to be located inside the spiral galaxy called NGC 300, which belongs to a nearby galaxies group located in the direction of the sculptor’s constellation. However, the Argentines managed to give A huge step thanks to the analysis of the data obtained by several of the best space telescopes. Because of this he could see that it was extended, not punctual, and that the X -ray emission was variable.
With this look, he advanced with the study by incorporating observations with the technology of the novel telescope of 8.1 meters in diameter of the Gemini Observatory. It is one of the powerful international consortium telescopes of which the Argentine Republic is part. With this, and the study of the light issued managed to find this new galaxy. They ensure that it shines intensely with a supermassive black hole, located in its nucleus.
The best telescopes at the service of humanity
In this context, the technology of the best telescopes in the world were fundamental to find this completely new galaxy. The Argentines worked from the data provided by the famous Hubble Space Telescope and the X -Ray Observatory, which is the most powerful X -ray telescope in the world, both NASA.
In addition they also analyzed the data obtained in relation to The great XMM-Newton telescope of the European Space Agency (ESA). To this they added the new observations of the Gemini Observatory. The latter is an international consortium of which the Argentine Republic is part, with five other countries (Brazil, Chile, Canada, the United States and South Korea). Without a doubt, this discovery surprises the world where the universe is no longer a mystery. It also shows that Argentina has a lot of talent to share.
