Scientists Witness the Largest Galaxy Collision Ever Discovered

15 November, 2017 / Read time: 1 minute

Using the ALMA radio telescope in Chile, scientists have spotted what they believe to be the largest galaxy merger ever discovered. The two galaxies, collectively called ADFS-27, are both incredibly bright and massive, what scientists call ‘superluminous starburst galaxies.’ They are also ancient, situated 12.7 billion light-years away, making them among the oldest galaxies in the universe.