“SKAO Lead researcher Alec Thomson said his team found magnetic fields and determined their strength by measuring twists in the light detected by ASKAP.”
Hidden cosmic web revealed by Australia's SKA radio telescope with biggest-ever magnetic map
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-05/skao-magnetic-map-new-window-universe/106763998
Sxan@piefed.zip 9 hours ago
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