Skip to news
JQJO
Latest

Perfect Sphere Discovered in Milky Way Baffles Scientists | JQJO

Perfect Sphere Discovered in Milky Way Baffles Scientists

Perfect Sphere Discovered in Milky Way Baffles Scientists

Tap title to read story

0:00 / 0:49

The Australian SKA Pathfinder telescope discovered G305.4-2.2, a nearly perfect spherical object in the Milky Way, nicknamed 'Teleios'. Its almost perfect round shape is unprecedented, defying typical supernova remnant appearances. Scientists are unsure of its distance (2,200 or 7,700 light-years), diameter (14 or 47 light-years), and age (less than 1,000 or more than 10,000 years). The origin is debated; a perfectly symmetrical supernova afterglow is a leading hypothesis, but inconsistencies remain. Future observations with the Square Kilometre Array are anticipated to shed more light on this mysterious celestial body.

Published · Published by JQJO

Published by JQJO Editorial Desk · AI assisted

More context

Sources

JQJO Editorial Desk · Human reviewed · AI assisted. Report a correction.

Editorial policy and corrections · Our team

JQJO

Find your next story

Search JQJO’s current coverage.