The discovery of the Porphyrion plasma jet system was made possible during a recent sky survey when astronomers uncovered over 10,000 new jet systems, more than ever thought possible.

The team of astronomers utilized a low-frequency array radio telescope, also known as LOFAR, which was constructed in the Netherlands and seven other European countries.

After making the initial discovery, the team of astronomers used the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope in India and the WM Keck Observatory in Hawaii to locate the plasma jets within a galaxy 10 times more massive than the Milky Way and about 7.5 billion light years from Earth.