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Which of the following telescopes has recently helped to discover 300000 new galaxies? (As reported on 9 March 2019)
AHubble
BSpitzer Space
CEuclid
DLOFAR
Correct answer
D. LOFAR
Explanation
A new map of the night sky has been published and hundreds of thousands of previously undiscovered galaxies are on it. The 300,000 new galaxies were discovered as part of a study involving 200 scientists from 18 countries, using a Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) telescope in the Netherlands.