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Researchers testing a major upgrade to a telescope have spotted a bizarre supernova remnant that looks uncannily like a manatee.
W50 is one of the largest supernova remnants ever viewed by the VLA, measuring nearly 700 light years across, and covering two degrees on the sky – the span of four full Moons.
The unique 20,000 year old phenomenon was spotted following a major upgrade to the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA).
W50, the supernova remnants, which look uncannily like a manatee
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