Astronomers crack the case of a mysterious deep space radio signal that repeats every 2 hours
The team tracked the signal back to a strange binary system containing a dead star or " white dwarf " and a red dwarf stellar companion. The radio pulse repeats every 2 hours and was first detected a decade ago. It came from the direction of the Big Dipper.
Mysterious radio pulses from space have been tracked down—and the source is not what astronomers expected
In the past three years, astronomers have discovered a mysterious new type of radio source. We call these long-period transients.
White dwarf star system is producing mysterious radio signals
Radio astronomers have discovered an unusual phenomenon in recent years. They detected radio pulses from the Milky Way that last from seconds to minutes. These pulses differ from those produced by known radio-emitting neutron stars or pulsars, which typically last only milliseconds.
Astronomers Solve the Mystery of Strange Radio Signals Coming from Deep Space
He believes astronomers could now search for other signals from binary systems, possibly involving neutron stars or magnetars. A Decade-Long Search. The signals were first detecte
Alien signal? Repeated radio bursts from outer space hits Earth
Better analysis techniques have given researchers the ability to detect radio pulses that last from seconds to minutes and seem to come from stars in the Milky Way.
Scientists puzzled at signals coming from 'unprecedented' part of space
Scientists have detected mysterious signals coming from an unexplored region of space, leaving experts puzzled. This unprecedented discovery raises new questions about deep space phenomena and the possibility of unknown cosmic events.
Astronomers Trace Strange Radio Pulses to an Unexpected Star Duo
Astronomers have figured out where a stream of long radio bursts is coming from, and its origin is unprecedented. Rather than coming from the typical neutron star—the core of a star that has exploded and can no longer undergo nuclear fusion—the pulses are emitted by a pair of stars locked in a cosmic dance with one another.
Astronomers Detect Dancing Twin Stars That Produces Strange Signals
Stars Are Born and Die Every Day - Here's How They Evolve in Space. Teaming Up-Twice. Just as a shared center of gravity ties the two stars together, a young scientist
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Entwined dwarf stars reveal their location thanks to repeated radio bursts
A white dwarf and a red dwarf star have been discovered closely orbiting each other emitting radio pulses every two hours.
White dwarf and red dwarf duo emit radio pulses every two hours
An international team of astronomers led by scientists from the Netherlands has shown that a white dwarf and a red dwarf ...
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Stellar union sparks radio pulses lasting minutes
Artistic illustration showing the radio pulses emitted by the binary star system: a white dwarf in orbit around a red dwarf. Credit Daniëlle Futselaar/artsource.nl In a breakthrough discovery, an ...
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Gemini North teams up with LOFAR to reveal largest radio jet ever seen in the early universe
The jet was first identified using the international Low Frequency Array (LOFAR) Telescope, a network of radio telescopes throughout Europe. Follow-up observations in the near-infrared with the ...