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Biggest universal magnetic map unlocks new chapter of space research

ABC Australia · Jun 5, 2026, 4:26 AM

Key takeaways

  • Hidden cosmic web revealed by WA's Square Kilometre Array with biggest-ever magnetic map By Brianna Melville
  • Scientists from CSIRO and Square Kilometre Array have created the biggest magnetic map of the universe ever made.
  • Data gathered by the enormous radio telescope in Western Australia's Midwest made the project possible.

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Hidden cosmic web revealed by WA's Square Kilometre Array with biggest-ever magnetic map By Brianna Melville

Scientists from CSIRO and Square Kilometre Array have created the biggest magnetic map of the universe ever made.

Data gathered by the enormous radio telescope in Western Australia's Midwest made the project possible.

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