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A dead star is flashing radio waves every 8 minutes, and its partner looks a lot like the sun
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a technology story. Phys.org Breaking News is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 14 Nov 2026, 21:00 UTC. The headline in use is “A dead star is flashing radio waves every 8 minutes, and its partner looks a lot like the sun”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Since 2022, astronomers have been puzzling over a new kind of cosmic object called long-period radio transients. These are objects that emit bright flashes of radio waves into space every few minutes to every few hours.
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- First reported by Phys.org Breaking News
A dead star is flashing radio waves every 8 minutes, and its partner looks a lot like the sun
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- Phys.org Breaking News