<img src="https://www.eso.org/public/archives/videos/news/eso2316a.jpg" border="0" align="left" /><img src="https://www.eso.org/public/archives/videos/thumb/eso2316a.jpg" border="0" align="left" />Using ALMA, astronomers have detected the magnetic field of a galaxy so far away that its light has taken more than 11 billion years to reach us. Never before had we detected a galaxy’s magnetic field this far away. This video summarises the discovery.

Using ALMA, astronomers have detected the magnetic field of a galaxy so far away that its light has taken more than 11 billion years to reach us. Never before had we detected a galaxy’s magnetic field this far away. This video summarises the discovery.

The furthest ever galactic magnetic field (ESOcast 267 Light)

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The furthest ever galactic magnetic field (ESOcast 267 Light)

The furthest ever galactic magnetic field (ESOcast 267 Light)