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Podcast: What galactic rings tell us about the universe

Robyn Tongol

CSIRO’s 36-dish ASKAP telescope – or Australian SKA Pathfinder – has spotted a galaxy that may be surrounded by a “polar ring” of gas.

The spectacular phenomenon, located 56 million light years from Earth, is the first of its type sighted by the WA telescope that is intended to provide a big-picture view of the universe.

In this episode of the Space Connect podcast, Dr Bärbel Koribalski, a co-author of the project, tells Jake Nelson what it all means and how the discovery can shape our understanding of the universe.

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