ASKAP J1832

ASKAP J1832 belongs to a rare group of objects in space that pulsate in radio waves every few tens of minutes, but what makes it unique is its emission in X-rays as well, as detected by NASA's powerful X-ray observatory, Chandra. This is the first time that X-ray signals have been observed from this type of object, known as "long-period radio phenomena." Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/ICRAR, Curtin Univ./Z. Wang et al.; Infrared: NASA/JPL/CalTech/IPAC; Radio: SARAO/MeerKAT; Image processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/N. Wolk

A new mystery in the galaxy's sky: a star that emits radio waves and X-rays at an extremely slow rate

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A star called ASKAP J1832 pulsates in both radio and X-rays every 44 minutes—a frequency much slower than any pulsar ever recorded. This unprecedented phenomenon hints at a
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