The mysterious ORC1 space circle has surprised astronomers. This rare object looks scary glowing in the sky.
This ORC was first seen by astronomers in 2019. At that time they used the ASKAP radio telescope by CSRIO in the region of Western Australia. The ring has never been seen before so that’s a question.
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ORC1 Space Circle Mysterious Object
The universe holds many mysteries. In 2019, astronomers discovered a shining ring in the sky. The rings were later named by astronomers as Odd Radio Circles or ORC.
“This discovery will start new scientific research among a team of astronomers,” said Alice Pacito, a radio expert at the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico City.
Recent radio data from MeerKAT suggest that the large space circle ORC1 may be able to traverse more than 1 million light years. This size is equal to 10 times the diameter of the Milky Way.
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization says the ring may take up to a billion years to reach its maximum size.
They can even stretch to a maximum of about 16 times larger than the Milky Way with a relatively small series of rings on the inside.
So far, astronomers have identified several ORCs. The first three ORCs, including ORC1 were identified using the Australian Square Kilometer Pathfinder Telescope (ASKAP) in 2019.
In 2013, objects were also identified in archival data from the Giant MetreWave Radio Telescope in India.
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Where Do ORCs Come From?
The researchers wondered where the ORC1 space circle came from. They eventually put forward three theories explaining the origins of the ORC.
The first theory explains that ORCs consist of shock waves from the center of their galaxy. This is similar to what happens when two supermassive black holes merge.
Furthermore, there is a theory that says that the rings are the result of active galaxy core activity. Through radio beams, galaxies spew out particles, creating the shape of an ORC.
The last theory states that the ORC1 space circle is actually a shell created from the explosion of a star at the center of the galaxy.
“Like a detective, we will gather more evidence of what this object really is,” said Koribalsky, radio astronomer at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Sedney.
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Ray Norris, a professor at Western Sydney University and CSIRO said they knew the ORC was a faint radio emission ring surrounding a galaxy with a very active black hole at its center.
However, Norris said that he and his colleagues had not been able to determine the cause or why it happened because it was so rare.
Together with the ORC1 space circle, to date there have been a total of five ORCs captured by radio wavelength telescope cameras. (R10/HR-Online)
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