Indian team discovers rare ‘bow and arrow’ radio galaxy two billion light years from Earth

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Indian team discovers rare ‘bow and arrow’ radio galaxy two billion light years from Earth

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An Indian research team has discovered a rare 'bow and arrow' radio galaxy located two billion light years from Earth. This galaxy features a distinct radio signature linked to a giant bow shock from supersonic movement into a cluster environment.

The RAD-BAARG may be one of the clearest known radio signatures of a giant bow shock generated by a galaxy falling supersonically into a cluster environment, the researchers say

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