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radio galaxy

noun

: a galaxy that is a powerful source of radio waves

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In the direction the solar system moves, slightly more radio galaxies should appear, but this is such a minor variation that it can only be revealed by incredibly sensitive instruments. Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 Nov. 2025 It was previously classified as a radio galaxy, but the new research released in March has revealed otherwise. Julia Musto, Fox News, 1 Apr. 2023 The galaxy, which is named Alcyoneus, is a giant radio galaxy. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 19 Feb. 2022 MeerKAT is already trying to find similarly gargantuan filaments in other radio galaxies. Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of radio galaxy was in 1959

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“Radio galaxy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radio%20galaxy. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.

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