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Astronomers have discovered another mysterious and massive circle of radio light in space. The strange and vast circle of light is an example of an ORC (Odd Radio Circle), the origins of which are ...
The new image of an odd radio circle (ORC). Radio images captured by the MeerKAT radio telescope are highlighted in green, while the background was filled out with optical and near-infrared data ...
The original discovery of ORC1 (left) from ASKAP data, and a follow-up observation of ORC1 with the MeerKAT radio telescope. (Image credit: The EMU team, using ASKAP and MeerKAT radio continuum data) ...
Astronomers have spotted an enormous and mysterious object more than a million light-years across, called an odd radio circle (ORC). ORCs were first identified in 2019, and now researchers have ...
Astronomers discover new 'odd radio circle' near the center of our galaxy. News. By Keith Cooper published 31 August 2024 ... "Based on the limited data currently available, ...
Astronomers initially believed the ORCs may have been a telescope glitch — which is why the discovery of the fourth ORC, from data that was gathered in 2013 by the Giant MetreWave Radio ...
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Odd radio circles in space have mystified astronomers since the cosmic objects were first discovered in 2019. Now, scientists think they may understand what ...
Astronomers have discovered a new vast Odd Radio Circle, ... in data from the MIGHTEE survey conducted by the MeerKAT radio ... explain in the merging supermassive black hole model," Norris ...