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IT is easy to feel like we know nothing about our universe, and unexplained stellar objects are the most puzzling feature of all. It is easy to blame advanced alien civilizations for causing stars ...

Astronomers in Australia have detected a mysterious cosmic object, ASKAP J1832-0911, emitting radio and X-ray bursts every 44 minutes, an unprecedente ...

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In an unprecedented discovery, astronomers have identified a strange object in the Milky Way galaxy. This celestial body, about 15,000 light-years away, emits bursts of radio waves and X-rays every 44 ...

Astronomers have detected a sub-stellar object that used to be a star, after being consumed by its white dwarf companion. An international team including Dr. Rene Breton, a Marie Curie Fellow at The ...