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Astronomers may have discovered the answer to a mysterious stellar event

11.26.24 | International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research

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Location of the radio transient
The signal was detected in a less crowded part of the sky, within the constellation Puppis, which allowed the team to pinpoint its source in the sky Credit: Credit: Stellarium

The Astrophysical Journal Letters

Meta-analysis

Astronomers may have discovered the answer to a mysterious stellar event

26-Nov-2024

Additional Media

MWA telescope
The radio signal was detected in data from the Murchison Widefield Array radio telescope, located at Inyarrimanha Ilgari Bundara, CSIRO’s Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory. Credit: ICRAR/Curtin
Associate Professor Hurley-Walker explaining the discovery. Credit: Credit: ICRAR

Keywords

Gravitational Waves Interstellar Space Optical Astronomy Radio Astronomy

Article Information

Journal
The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Method of Research
Meta-analysis
Article Publication Date
2024-11-26
Article Title
Astronomers may have discovered the answer to a mysterious stellar event

Contact Information

Charlene D'Monte
International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research
communications@icrar.org

Source

Original Source
https://www.icrar.org/binarytransient/

How to Cite This Article

APA:
International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research. (2024, November 26). Astronomers may have discovered the answer to a mysterious stellar event. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LQ4G0NN8/astronomers-may-have-discovered-the-answer-to-a-mysterious-stellar-event.html
MLA:
"Astronomers may have discovered the answer to a mysterious stellar event." Brightsurf News, Nov. 26 2024, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LQ4G0NN8/astronomers-may-have-discovered-the-answer-to-a-mysterious-stellar-event.html.