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Bow-and-arrow-shaped radio galaxy discovered by citizen scientist

  • June 22, 2026 at 2:20 PM
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Bow-and-arrow-shaped radio galaxy discovered by citizen scientist
Astronomers have discovered a "remarkable" bow-and-arrow-shaped radio galaxy with an enormous arc-like structure extending nearly 1.8 million light-years across. The newly identified system, detailed in a new paper published today in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, has a "highly unusual" and asymmetric structure unlike those seen in standard radio galaxies.

Originally published at Phys.org

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