Last Updated on July 3, 2026 by Staff
Astronomers found a cool galaxy that has been sending out super powerful radio waves for over eight years. This galaxy is special because it is different from galaxies that send out radio waves. The galaxy is called SDSS J110546.07+145202.4. It helps scientists learn more about how black holes work.
The team of scientists that found this galaxy was led by Stefanie Komossa from the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy. They used data and observations to learn more about this galaxy. They found out that this galaxy is sending out strong radio waves that have been going on for years.
This is news because it can help scientists understand how black holes grow and how galaxies change over time. The findings were published in The Astrophysical Journal.
A Rare Radio Signal
Radio transients are like bursts of energy that come from galaxies. They usually do not last long. The galaxy is different. It is about 1.8 billion years away from us. It just kept sending out radio signals. The galaxy is sending out energy.
Scientists think that this galaxy might be a type of galaxy that we have not seen before. The galaxy is sending out energy that’s like 10 quadrillion times more than the sun.
Black Hole at Work
The reason why this galaxy is sending out much energy is because of a black hole at its center. The black hole is pulling in lots of gas and dust. This is making it grow fast. This process is called accretion. It is what makes the galaxy send out much energy.
Scientists are still trying to figure out why the black hole has been eating gas and dust for so long. They also want to know what is making the galaxy send out energy.
Years of Observations
To learn more about this galaxy, scientists used lots of telescopes to observe it. They used 100-meter Effelsberg Radio Telescope and Australia Telescope Compact Array to look at the galaxy SDSS J110546.07+145202.4 in different ways.
They found out that the galaxy is special because it has been sending out radio signals for a long time. This is not like galaxies that usually stop sending out signals after a few days or weeks.
A Window to the Universe
The galaxy SDSS J110546.07+145202.4 is really cool because it is like a window to the universe. Scientists think that galaxies in the universe were like the galaxy SDSS J110546.07+145202.4 with black holes that were growing really fast.
Because the galaxy is closer to us than those galaxies so we can study it well. This can help us learn more about how black holes grew and how galaxies changed over time.
Future Research
There is still a lot to learn about the galaxy SDSS J110546.07+145202.4. Scientists want to use telescopes like the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) to look at the galaxy in detail.
They also want to use the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) to find galaxies like the galaxy.This can help us learn more about how black holes grow and how galaxies change over time.