Astronomers Fooled by the Largest Optical Illusion in the Universe
For years , astronomers think that a beetleweed drift 100 million light - year off was a single ethereal aim , a perfectly on - edge coiling galaxy with a stupendous jet streaming away from it . But it ’s all just an optic semblance — and a rather massive one at that . Ina statement released by NASA yesterday , the space agency conceded that , “ New data from the National Science Foundation ’s Karl G....