Astronomers have long been trying to unravel the secrets of X galaxies, about 800 million light years from Earth. These X-shaped galaxies generally have four jets that radiate radio waves in opposite directions. The MeerKAT telescope in South Africa allowed researchers to take a closer look at one of these strange cosmic formations. Radio jets extend over millions of light years and reveal a truly spectacular sight. A galaxy that is more active than the Milky Way, scientists have observed, has enormously extending twin radio waves and the MeerKAT telescope in South Africa gives a detailed look at the formation of these X jets. The formation of X galaxies had great mysteries MeerKat’s observations on the radio waves of the X galaxy PKS 2014-55 revealed that the boomerang-like material structure that retracted to the Galaxy deviated in different directions, forming the other two arms of X. Scientists from the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO), led by MeerKAT, will publish their findings in the journal Royal Astronomical Society. SARAO first published the following image that reveals the pattern of the jets. Astronomers initially thought that X galaxies could be created by changes in the direction of rotation of a black hole or by two black holes working together. However, MeerKAT’s new findings about PKS 2014-55 support the double boomerang model. The jets of radio waves spread into space over millions of light years. Finally, they are rejected by the pressure of the intergalactic gas cycle. As radio jets propagate back to the center of the galaxy, they are deflected to create shorter, horizontal arms of the boomerang with high gas pressure. The MeerKAT telescope was first introduced in 2018. “MeerKAT was designed to be the best of its kind. It is great to see how unique observation abilities contribute to solving long-standing questions about the evolution of galaxies,” said Bernie Fanaroff, co-author of the study. said.
