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.
Astronomers crack the case of a mysterious deep space radio signal that repeats every 2 hours
Astronomers have traced a starnge blast of radiowaves that repeats every 2 hours back to a dead star white dwarf magnetically slamming its stellar companion.
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
Dancing Dwarf Stars Explain Astronomical Mystery Of Long-Period Radio Transient Signals
Astronomers have spotted a red dwarf star in a system that is almost certainly the source of a radio signal that, for a while, repeated once every 125 minutes. Moreover, there’s evidence of a white dwarf companion.
Mystery radio signals are coming from a part of space never seen by scientists before
Earth has been at the receiving end of mysterious radio emissions every two hours. After more than a decade, the source of these signals has finally been identified, nearby the Big Dipper. A new research paper published in Nature Astronomy points to a red dwarf and white dwarf star,
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Pulsar discovery confirms Einstein's theory, ushering new era in cosmic exploration
A pulsar operates akin to a cosmic lighthouse - rotating quickly around its own axis, while emitting a beam of electromagnetic radiation. When observed from Earth, it appears the celestial object ...
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Pulsar Timing
Pulsar timing leverages observations of ultra-stable cosmic clocks known as pulsars to probe fundamental physics, from tests of alternate theories of gravity to constraints of extreme nuclear ...
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Cosmic clocks hold the key to the secrets of the Universe
An international team of scientists have developed a promising new technique which could turn pulsars – superb natural cosmic clocks – into even more accurate time-keepers. This important advance, ...
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Pulsar Fusion’s Sunbird: The Nuclear Rocket That Could Take Us to Mars Faster
Imagine cutting a trip to Mars in half. That’s the promise of Sunbird, a groundbreaking nuclear fusion rocket concept ...
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Sunbird: Nuclear fusion rocket by UK firm could cut Mars travel time by 50%
Scientists have toyed with the idea of nuclear rockets since the 1950s. Will they finally become a reality? UK startup Pulsar ...
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First pulsar discovered by the GCGPS survey
Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) The Globular Clusters GMRT Pulsar Search (GCGPS) survey has detected its first pulsar, PSR J1617−2258A, in the globular cluster NGC 6093. This binary ...
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'10 million stars': NASA just discovered Omega Centauri’s shocking black hole secrets
Pulsar timing arrays, acting as cosmic timekeepers, are providing astronomers with unprecedented tools to detect gravitational forces and refine black hole searches. '100,000 years of radiation ...
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China's observatory discovers ultra-high-energy gamma-ray radiation from tail of pulsar
The Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO) made a groundbreaking observation by capturing the gamma-ray radiation from the tail region of the bow-shock pulsar wind nebula associated with ...
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A field of water tanks in Mexico is bringing us closer than ever to solving a 100-year-old cosmic mystery
The Fermi Telescope, a space observatory orbiting in space, had already been investigating the pulsar itself but HAWC has a unique perspective on the way the cosmic rays interact with the ...