Brightest-known galaxy is cannibalizing its three neighbors

If the extremely faint, nearby "ghost" galaxy Antlia 2 had an exact opposite, it would be W2246-0526. This galaxy sits 12.4 billion light-years from Earth – almost the entire radius of the observable universe – and is the most luminous galaxy ever discovered, with the brightness of 350 trillion Suns. Now, astronomers have found that W2246-0526 is cannibalizing three neighboring galaxies.

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Category: Space

Tags:

• ALMA
• Astronomy
• Galaxy
• JPL
• NASA
• Quasar
• Supermassive black hole

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