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Largest Galaxy



  • Astronomers have found the largest galaxy in the universe, named Alcyoneus.

  • It is discovered using the Low-Frequency Array(LOFAR) telescope.

  •  Alcyoneus lies around 3 billion light years away in the Lynx constellation.

 

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