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Rare Celestial Discovery: Mystifying Object Emits Waves Every 44 Minutes

6/8/2025

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Astronomers have made an exciting discovery using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and Australia's ASKAP radio telescope. They found ASKAP J1832, a celestial object that emits radio waves and X-rays every 44 minutes. This rare phenomenon in the Milky Way could be a magnetar or an extraordinary white dwarf star with a companion, sparking intrigue among experts.

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Astronomers have made an exciting discovery using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and Australia's ASKAP radio telescope. They found ASKAP J1832, a celestial object that emits radio waves and X-rays every 44 minutes. This rare phenomenon in the Milky Way could be a magnetar or an extraordinary white dwarf star with a companion, sparking intrigue among experts.