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Astronomers trace mystery radio signals back to cosmic odd couple of white dwarf and sun-like star
Space.com · By Robert Lea ·
The Brief
- Astronomers traced a mysterious radio signal to a binary system.
- The system consists of a white dwarf and a sun-like companion star.
- The white dwarf is designated GPM J071507−114153 and is located around 5,000 light-years away.
Why it matters
The finding links a puzzling radio signal to a known type of stellar pair, which can help astronomers understand the sources of similar radio signals.
Who’s affected
- astronomers
- #radio signals
- #white dwarfs
- #binary stars
- #astronomy
Astronomers have traced a mysterious radio signal back to a cosmic odd couple comprised of a dead star, a white dwarf, and its stellar companion, a sun-like star. The white dwarf in the newly discovered system, designated GPM J071507−114153 and located around 5,000 light-years…
Timeline
Astronomers announced that the mysterious radio signal was traced to a white dwarf and sun-like star pair
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Astronomers trace mystery radio signals back to cosmic odd couple of white dwarf and sun-like star