A Strange Radio Signal in The Far Reaches of The Milky Way Is Behaving Like Nothing Else in The Galaxy

Astronomers identified a new radio source, VT J1906+0849, about 49,000 light‑years from Earth beyond the Milky Way’s outer Norma‑Cygnus arm. First seen in 2017, it reached a peak brightness of roughly 200 millijanskys in 2014, faded, and began brightening again in late 2025, showing unprecedented decade‑long variability.

Source: A Strange Radio Signal in The Far Reaches of The Milky Way Is Behaving Like Nothing Else in The Galaxy — ScienceAlert

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