India, June 23 -- A citizen scientist spotted a bow-and-arrow-shaped radio galaxy during a weekend online class run by India's RAD@home network.

The object, named BAARG, has a wide radio arc on one side and an S-shaped tail on the other, forming a structure scientists say has not been clearly seen before.

Researchers believe the shape was created as the galaxy moved at supersonic speed through hot gas in a dense cluster of galaxies.

The discovery highlights how the human eye can still catch unusual patterns in telescope data that automated systems may miss.

A citizen scientist has helped identify a galaxy shaped like a bow and arrow - a structure scientists think has never been clearly seen before in space.

The discovery was made dur...