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The tail is 260,000 light-years long! Giant jellyfish swim in space, and scientists are stunned by it

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The jellyfish is a miracle of the biological world, there are millions of creatures on the earth, but only the jellyfish has the extraordinary ability to "rejuvenate". Scientists' analysis has shown that jellyfish return to a polyid-like state after reaching sexual maturity, and the process can then be repeated over and over again. Aside from external factors, jellyfish never actually die naturally. Again and again, they go through the process of returning from an adult state to a juvenile state. Humans are voracious creatures, so it's natural to have a desire for jellyfish, a creature with the ability to live forever.

The tail is 260,000 light-years long! Giant jellyfish swim in space, and scientists are stunned by it

There are more than 260 species of jellyfish in the vast ocean, most of which carry toxins. If a person is injected with enough jellyfish toxins, it can trigger neurotoxicity leading to death. Therefore, jellyfish are quite a dangerous creature. Jellyfish are both beautiful and poisonous, and different species of jellyfish emit different brilliance in the water, making them one of people's favorite marine ornamental creatures. However, we all know that jellyfish must live in seawater, and factors such as water temperature and salinity can jeopardize the survival of jellyfish. But what is it about the recent discovery of a giant "jellyfish" in space?

The tail is 260,000 light-years long! Giant jellyfish swim in space, and scientists are stunned by it

Despite their seemingly fragile appearance, jellyfish have survived on Earth for as long as half a billion years. The largest jellyfish on Earth is known to be the Arctic jellyfish, whose huge umbrella can reach 2 meters in diameter and tentacles that hang 20 to 30 meters long, and is actually a giant beast in the ocean. However, scientists have discovered a "jellyfish" 220 million light-years away from the Milky Way, with a tentacle length of 260,000 light-years alone, which is larger than the 160,000 light-years in diameter of the Milky Way. Scientists named this super "jellyfish" ESO137-001, but in reality, it is a giant jellyfish-like galaxy. Images from the Hubble Space Telescope and the Chandra X-ray Observatory show that the tail of the jellyfish appears "blue", but to date, there is no clear answer to the cause.

The tail is 260,000 light-years long! Giant jellyfish swim in space, and scientists are stunned by it

Space is a mysterious and beautiful place, full of unknown existences. Although mankind's understanding of the universe is still imperfect, with the continuous development of the field of spaceflight, scientists will continue to bring us more surprises.

The tail is 260,000 light-years long! Giant jellyfish swim in space, and scientists are stunned by it

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