Astronomers discover 49 new galaxies in under three hours

A team of international astronomers have discovered 49 new galaxies using the MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa, using observations that were less than three hours long Credit: ICRAR

Example of individual detections of the gas detected by MeerKAT Credit: Credit: ICRAR

The 49ers - the 49 new gas-rich galaxies detected by the MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa. Each detection is shown as coloured contours, Credit: ICRAR