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Largest Known Galaxy Has Just Been Discovered And You Won’t Believe How Big It Is

Astronomers have discovered the largest galaxy known in the universe and it’s a radio galaxy named Alcyoneus. The galaxy was discovered using data from Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) and Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS).

Alcyoneus lies in the constellation of Lynx about 3 billion light years away.

But what makes this discovery so unique?

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