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Scientists have discovered a star behaving like no other seen before, giving new clues about the origin of a class of mysterious objects. This object, known as ASKAP J1832, shows regular changes in both radio wave and X-ray intensity every 44 minutes, the first time such variations have been seen for a class of objects discovered only three years ago. X-rays from Chandra are shown along with infrared data from the Spitzer Space Telescope, and radio from LOFAR. An inset shows a more detailed view of the immediate area around this unusual object in X-ray and radio light.

Eccentric ‘Star’ Defies Easy Explanation, NASA’s Chandra Finds

Scientists have discovered a star behaving like no other seen before, giving new clues about the origin of a class of mysterious objects. This object, known as ASKAP J1832, shows regular changes in both radio wave and X-ray intensity every 44 minutes, the first time such variations have been seen for a class of objects discovered only three years ago. X-rays from Chandra are shown along with infrared data from the Spitzer Space Telescope, and radio from LOFAR. An inset shows a more detailed view of the immediate area around this unusual object in X-ray and radio light.

Image 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

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Image CreditX-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
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