![The biggest galaxy ever found has been discovered. Lurking some 3 billion light-years away, Alcyoneus is radio galaxy reaching 5 megaparsecs into space. That's 16.3 million light-years long and constitutes the largest The biggest galaxy ever found has been discovered. Lurking some 3 billion light-years away, Alcyoneus is radio galaxy reaching 5 megaparsecs into space. That's 16.3 million light-years long and constitutes the largest](https://preview.redd.it/rfcy3ro3fpi81.jpg?auto=webp&s=d5beaa17cb419d77070c751a66e5b3575a8d9708)
The biggest galaxy ever found has been discovered. Lurking some 3 billion light-years away, Alcyoneus is radio galaxy reaching 5 megaparsecs into space. That's 16.3 million light-years long and constitutes the largest
![NGC 5866 is an edge-on galaxy that is tilted to our line-of-sight. It is classified as an S0 lenticular, due to its flat stellar disk and large ellipsoidal bulge. NGC 5866 lies NGC 5866 is an edge-on galaxy that is tilted to our line-of-sight. It is classified as an S0 lenticular, due to its flat stellar disk and large ellipsoidal bulge. NGC 5866 lies](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2AD7N2G/ngc-5866-is-an-edge-on-galaxy-that-is-tilted-to-our-line-of-sight-it-is-classified-as-an-s0-lenticular-due-to-its-flat-stellar-disk-and-large-ellipsoidal-bulge-ngc-5866-lies-in-the-northern-constellation-draco-at-a-distance-of-44-million-light-years-135-megaparsecs-it-has-a-diameter-of-roughly-60000-light-years-18400-parsecs-this-hubble-image-of-ngc-5866-is-a-combination-of-blue-green-and-red-observations-taken-with-the-hubble-telescopes-advanced-camera-for-surveys-in-november-2005-object-name-ngc-5866-image-type-astronomical-credit-nasa-esa-and-the-hubble-heritage-2AD7N2G.jpg)
NGC 5866 is an edge-on galaxy that is tilted to our line-of-sight. It is classified as an S0 lenticular, due to its flat stellar disk and large ellipsoidal bulge. NGC 5866 lies
ISRO Newsletter� - The modern value for the rate of expansion of the universe is 74 kilometers per second per megaparsec. One megaparsec is equal to 3.3 million light years. The expansion
![What is a Megaparsec? A parsec is a unit of length. It is equal to 3.26 million light-years. The expansion rate of the universe is 82.4 kilometers per second per megaparsec, which What is a Megaparsec? A parsec is a unit of length. It is equal to 3.26 million light-years. The expansion rate of the universe is 82.4 kilometers per second per megaparsec, which](https://imageproxy.ifunny.co/crop:x-20,resize:640x,quality:90x75/images/0dc0b14c9095e9254dd60146b8648adb4e96392e46ec888c9b589a566842af6c_1.jpg)