Astronomers recently discovered a mysterious object named Askap J1832-0911, which emits radio waves and X-ray pulses for two minutes every 44 minutes. Detected by the Australian Square Kilometer Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) and NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, these unusual signals remain unexplained. Researcher Andy Wang from Curtin University suggests Askap J1832-0911 could be a highly magnetic dead star core or part of a binary star system but notes that current theories do not fully account for its behavior.
This object belongs to a class of rare astrophysical phenomena known as long-term transients (LPTs), which emit signals at intervals of minutes to hours—distinct from traditional pulsars. The recent findings were published in Nature on May 28th, with astronomers emphasizing the need for additional observations using both radio and X-ray telescopes to unravel the mystery and potentially reveal new physics or insights into stellar evolution.
