The discovery of new odd radio circles offers clues to their origin
An article published in the journal “Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society” reports the discovery of three odd radio circles, including a pair cataloged as RAD J131346.9+500320. The discovery was made by examining data collected during the LOFAR Two-Metre Sky Survey (LoTSS) thanks to the collaboration of citizen scientists in the RAD@home program. A team of researchers examined these objects, and in particular, what appears to be a pair of intersecting rings, concluding that they’re the most distant discovered so far and that their emissions are the most powerful detected from these still poorly-known cosmic objects.
