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Observations Investigate the Nature of a Newly Discovered Odd Radio Circle

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Astronomers from Ruhr University Bochum in Germany and elsewhere have conducted radio spectropolarimetric observations of a recently identified odd radio circle designated ORC J0356–4216. Results of the observational campaign, presented Sept. 5 on the arXiv pre-print server, shed more light on the nature of this object.

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Some celestial objects are observed by the light of the stars, others by the X-rays or their action on the gravitational waves. This, on the other hand, is perceptible exclusively in the lengths of the radio wave: a monumental circle, almost perfect regularity, detected by a South African telescope.

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Astronomers at Ruhr Bochum University in Germany and elsewhere made radio-spectropolametric observations of an odd radio circle recently identified as ORC J0356–4216. Results of the observation campaign, presented on September 5 arxiv Preprint server, sheds more light on the nature of this object. The so-called strange radio circles (ORCs) are of [...]

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Phys.org broke the news in United Kingdom on Monday, September 15, 2025.
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