An international team of astronomers has identified a new celestial object in the Milky Way, which emits X-rays and radio waves in a repeating cycle of 44 minutes. Located about 15,000 light-years away, the object is believed to potentially be a highly magnetized dead star or something entirely novel. The X-ray emissions were discovered serendipitously by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory while observing a supernova remnant. This discovery raises exciting questions about the nature of the object, designated ASKAP J1832091, especially regarding its association with known astronomical phenomena and future research possibilities.
A celestial object - perhaps a star, pair of stars or something else entirely - is emitting X-rays around the same time it's shooting out radio waves.
While our discovery doesn't yet solve the mystery of what these objects are and may even deepen it, studying them brings us closer to two possibilities.
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