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Many Bright Radio Sources at Very Large Distances from the Sun

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Many bright radio sources at very large distances from the Sun appear to emit energy from two relatively widely spaced sources. What mechanism is thought to produce these double-radio emission regions?


A) Two oppositely directed beams of light and radio energy illuminate the intergalactic dust and gas.
B) Two oppositely directed plasma jets from a central source produce radio energy as the plasma slows down.
C) These sources are two galaxies orbiting each other like binary stars.
D) The sources are in fact a single source and its reflection in a dense intergalactic gas and dust "mirror," or plasma sheet.

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