Thanks to the deep connection we have with space, astronomers observe the deep horizon daily in search of new and strange objects or events. This time astronomers captured four mysterious circular objects, of which three are particularly bright.
Like rings suspended in the cosmos, the circular objects shine at the ends like rings of fire. Circular figures are well known in the astronomical world.
Generally, these are usually remnants of supernovae or planetary nebulae. Likewise, they can arise from artifacts around bright sources due to calibration errors in the universe. However, the newly discovered circular objects do not appear to belong to any of these events known to science.
Clues to circular objects in space
The circles were first detected through data collected on the evolutionary map of the universe at the end of 2019. With the help of the Pathfinder (a set of supersensitive radio telescopes scattered around the world) a strange and faint first circle was observed. Then another appeared, who was joined by another. Soon after, another circle appeared and astronomers began to investigate this strange coincidence.
One of the characteristics of these circles is that they are completely invisible at X-ray, optical or infrared lengths. Luckily, they are visible within the radio wavelength. This is how circular objects in space could be captured, through radio signals.
Part of the team of scientists considers that the circles are the result of something that is possibly outside the , something like a giant spherical shock wave from some massive event. It is possible that circles are a new category of phenomenon. Some think of radio galaxy jets or a blazar, but nothing is defined.
This is certainly an intriguing case for astronomers. There are many possibilities to explain this phenomenon, but none of them are certain enough. Scientists believe that it takes a little more time to find the true origin of circular objects in space. However, it will take a really advanced radio telescope to discover it.