Largest Early Universe Radio Jet Discovered - At Least 200,000 Light-Years Wide

Journey back in time to witness a monumental cosmic discovery. This animation details the finding of a two-lobed radio jet powered by a distant quasar, which is more than twice the width of our own Milky Way galaxy. This enormous object helps scientists understand the formation of the very first jets in the Universe.

Credit: Images and Videos: LOFAR/DECaLS/DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys/LBNL/DOE/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/M. Garlick/ASTRON/S. Goebel/N. Bartmann (NSF NOIRLab)
Image Processing: M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab)
Music: Stellardrone - In Time