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How this cosmic map of magnetic fields could help illuminate one of the universe’s most mysterious forces
How this cosmic map of magnetic fields could help illuminate one of the universe’s most mysterious forces
<p>Light from nearly 4m galaxies measured as it twisted and travelled through intergalactic space</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/jun/04/australia-politics-live-capital-gains-tax-property-prices-economy-budget-jim-chalmers-anthony-albanese-angus-taylor-pauline-hanson-senate-estimates-question-time-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>A cosmic map of magnetic fields – the largest ever produced – could help scientists delve into one of the major and most mysterious forces in the universe.</p><p>A global team led by Australia’s national science agency, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/20/csiro-job-cuts-climate-australia-projections-to-global-reports">the CSIRO</a> charted the magnetic fie…
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Astronomers have created the most detailed map of the Milky Way's magnetic fields using an advanced radio telescope in remote Western Australia, more than 700km north of Perth.
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Astronomers from the CSIRO and SKA Observatory in the Murchison region studied how bright radio waves from distant galaxies changed as they passed through the Milky Way's magnetic fields.
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Changes in bright radio waves from distant galaxies serve as telltale signs of the strength and direction of the Milky Way's magnetic fields.
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CSIRO research scientist Tim Galvin said astronomers are building up an atlas of telltale signs from compact, distant, far away galaxies.
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The radio telescope used in the study can generate data at a rate of 100 trillion bits per second.
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A cosmic map of magnetic fields — the largest ever produced — could help scientists understand one of the major and most mysterious forces in the universe.
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Light from nearly 4 million galaxies was measured as it twisted and travelled through intergalactic space.
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The cosmic map of magnetic fields was led by Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO.
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Framing · 3 — loaded language surfaced (spin shown, not adopted)
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“Iridescent red and blue ribbons of light arching over the Australian outback are helping scientists understand how the Milky Way galaxy came to be.”
→ Astronomers are using visual data from the Australian outback to study the Milky Way's magnetic fields.
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“could help scientists delve into one of the major and most mysterious forces in the universe.”
→ The cosmic map of magnetic fields may aid scientific understanding of a poorly understood force.
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“the largest ever produced”
→ The map is described as the biggest of its kind.