By Brianna Melville

ABC Midwest & Wheatbelt

Telescopes

Friday, June 5, 2026, at 2:26 pm

In short:

Scientists made the biggest magnetic map of the universe using a large radio telescope in Western Australia.

The telescope in Western Australia helped make this project possible.

What's next?

The map will help scientists learn more about space, stars, and galaxies.

Scientists around the world are happy about the largest magnetic map of the universe.

This map is five times bigger than all previous maps combined and will help us learn more about the universe.

The project was made by a team of researchers using a big radio telescope in Western Australia.

The map works by looking at how light bends when it goes through magnetic fields.

The team was led by Australia's science agency and the SKA Observatory.

How it works

The new map works by looking at how light bends when it goes through magnetic fields.

The researcher said they found magnetic fields by looking at how light bends.

They looked at almost four million galaxies to make the map.

The researcher said they found magnetic fields by looking at how light bends.

The Chief Scientist said the map is a big step forward for research.

For 20 years, scientists had limited data, but now they have much more.

The map is available to scientists around the world.

Many research teams are already using the data.

By sharing the data, scientists can learn more about the universe.

The radio telescope in Western Australia can see a big part of the sky.

Biggest telescope

The big radio telescope made it possible to create a large magnetic map.

The telescope is in Western Australia and can see a big part of the sky.

The telescope regularly scans the sky to make detailed maps.

A new telescope is being built in Western Australia and another in South Africa.

The new telescopes will help scientists learn more about the universe.

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