Mysterious Radio Signals Lead Astronomers to an Unlikely Cosmic Pair

Image caption: The team used multiple telescopes to trace the radio source to a specific object in the sky. Image credit: Hurley-Walker et al. Article by Passant Rabie. Gizmodo – December 1, 2024. Paper: The Astrophysical Journal Letters.

A steady pulse of bright energy has been emanating from the outskirts of the Milky Way for the past 10 years, occurring every three hours and lasting for about a minute. Astronomers believe they’ve identified the source of the signal, but this discovery brought with it a new mystery—one they now claim to have solved as well. […]

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