Cosmic mystery deepens as astronomers find object flashing in both radio waves and X-rays

Photo credit: CSIRO via Wikimedia. CC BY 3.0. Article by Lucien Wilkinson. Curtin University – May 28, 2025. Research article: Nature.

Astronomers from the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), in collaboration with international teams, have made a startling discovery about a new type of cosmic phenomenon. The object, known as ASKAP J1832-0911, emits pulses of radio waves and X-rays for two minutes every 44 minutes. This is the first time objects like these, called long-period transients (LPTs), have been detected in X-rays. Astronomers hope it may provide insights into the sources of similar mysterious signals observed across the sky. […]

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