Find out why this star is rewriting the rulebook in our 1-minute read...
- Astronomers have detected ASKAP J1832−0911, a star 15,000 light years away, emitting baffling radio and X-ray signals
- The object pulses every 44 minutes – thousands of times slower than any known pulsar – defining a new class: long period radio transients
- ASKAP J1832’s emissions faded dramatically over six months, a phenomenon never observed before
- Its behaviour doesn’t fit any known neutron star, pulsar or magnetar, leaving its true identity a cosmic puzzle
- This discovery could transform our understanding of the most mysterious objects in the Universe
Astronomers have looked at countless stars with all kinds of telescopes and we’ve never seen one that acts this way. It’s thrilling to see a new type of behaviour for stars.
Dr Ziteng Wang
For the full story around this cosmic mystery read our in-depth feature about how astronomers have detected a strange radio and x-ray signal in deep space.
