Thousands of mysterious threads seen in the galaxy

 

This universe is full of many strange things. Recently, South African scientists have seen 1,000 mysterious glowing threads in our Milky Way Galaxy. These threads are scientifically called radio filaments. They have been discovered through MeerKAT, the world's largest radio telescope.

Threads look like nerves of the brain

Scientists have theorized that these radio filaments are actually formed by explosions of some kind of radio energy. Their length is 150 light years (1 light year is equal to 9.4 trillion kilometres). On seeing them, it seems as if they are spread in space like nerves of the brain. Some threads that are in pairs have a structure similar to the DNA found in our bodies. Due to the energy in them, they keep shining all the time.

According to scientists, there are billions of electrons revolving around radio filaments. They have their own magnetic field, due to which they move at the speed of light. Researchers first saw these filaments 35 years ago. According to them, there may be 10 times more radio filaments present in the Milky Way.

Pictures of the Galaxy found from the world's largest radio telescope

The world's largest radio telescope MeerKAT is located at the Radio Astronomy Observatory in South Africa. Scientists spent 200 hours on this telescope to make a clear picture of the radio filaments. MeerKAT is also the world's most sensitive radio telescope spread over 8 km with 64 antennae.

Scientists covered a large part of space with the help of radio observations in 20 different places. This part was about 30 times larger than the area of the moon. After this process, the researchers got a 100-megapixel clear and depth picture of the Galaxy.

Farhad Yusuf Jadeh, a scientist involved in the research, says that when the radio filaments originated in the Milky Way Galaxy, it is not yet known. It is being investigated with the data received from the telescope. They say that either these are the waves of a supernova (explosion at the end of the life of the star) or a new star is being prepared in space. According to Jadeh, with this research they will be able to solve the puzzle of more mysterious things present in the Galaxy.