Dead star’s pulses reveal secrets of its sun-like companion

A mysterious radio signal repeating about every eight minutes has been traced to a rare star system roughly 5,000 light-years away. Astronomers say a white dwarf and sun-like star could help explain a puzzling class of deep-space radio signals.

Dead star’s pulses reveal secrets of its sun-like companion

A mysterious radio signal repeating about every eight minutes has been traced to a rare star system roughly 5,000 light-years away. Astronomers say a white dwarf and sun-like star could help explain a puzzling class of deep-space radio signals.

— Chris Pugh, AL.com

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