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Never Before Seen Double Rings 2 Million Light Years Across. What Made This?

2025-09-24 Science & Technology
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Anton Petrov
Anton Petrov
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Investigating the Double Ring Anomaly in Odd Radio Circles (ORCs)

Discover the latest astronomical puzzle: A newly found double-ring structure challenges existing theories explaining the mysterious Odd Radio Circles.

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  • Scientists are refining models—moving beyond simple starburst explanations—following the discovery of a complex double-ring ORC (G0356-4216) located 6.3 billion light-years away.
  • Evidence points strongly toward energetic electron decay within ordered magnetic fields, potentially stemming from relic activity of a central supermassive black hole.
  • Solving the ORC rarity mystery is key to unlocking new insights into galactic evolution and the impact of central black holes. This discussion covers the properties of previously studied ORCs, details the new double-ring observation, and outlines the competing hypotheses regarding their origins. This knowledge helps frame future deep-space observations.

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Support this channel on Patreon to help me make this a full time job: https://www.patreon.com/whatdamath (Unreleased videos, extra footage, DMs, no ads) Alternatively, PayPal donations can be sent here: http://paypal.me/whatdamath Get a Wonderful Person Tee: https://teespring.com/stores/whatdamath More cool designs are on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3QFIrFX Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about a newly found double Odd Radio Circle (ORC) and what scientists think made it Links: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2509.04981 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odd_radio_circle Previous videos: https://youtu.be/jXnXbMcI8Lo https://youtu.be/oeKpAzA8AwI https://youtu.be/HRaQj_IMAjY https://youtu.be/oqsO80TAg-g #orc #oddradiocircle #astronomy 0:00 Odd Radio Circles 0:50 What we know so far 3:00 First breakthroughs 5:15 New discovery of a double ring 7:20 Possible explanations 9:10 Still unexplained 9:50 Conclusions and what's next? Enjoy and please subscribe Bitcoin/Ethereum to spare? Donate them here to help this channel grow! bc1qnkl3nk0zt7w0xzrgur9pnkcduj7a3xxllcn7d4 or ETH: 0x60f088B10b03115405d313f964BeA93eF0Bd3DbF Thank you to all Patreon supporters of this channel Special thanks also goes to all the wonderful supporters of the channel through YouTube Memberships Licenses used: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ and relevant Creative Commons licenses

Top Comments (10)

@jimcurtis9052 2025-09-24

Wonderful as always Anton. Thank you. 🤟🙂

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@cosmoscarl4332 2025-09-24

That green nebula you were showing is the Skull nebula. It is a planetary nebula, a sun like star that has reached its red giant phase and has thrown off its outer gas layers. I photographed this nebula myself in visible light.

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@mattsanders5922 2025-09-24

So cool! Thank you, Mr. Petrov!

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@shawnjohnson-e6l 2025-09-25

My alll time favorite science communicator. What a nice voice and a sweet guy! love from the USA!

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@AL_theshoeman_Bundy 2025-09-25

Thank you for reporting real science. I honestly do appreciate it. Too meny people are becoming political influencers.

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@islandsedition 2025-09-25

Clearly Romulan in origin.

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@AlanWatts-h8l 2025-09-24

Anton, you are The Lord of the Rings in my book.

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@johnnytanis4750 2025-09-27

Thanks

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@Unclejert 2025-09-25

Wish I could like these videos twice.

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@johnnytanis4750 2025-09-27

Anton, I like your video's a lot, entertaining and understandable. Well done!

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