Unlike the short bursts produced by pulsars, or rapidly spinning neutron stars, LPTs can last anywhere from a few seconds to nearly an hour, said Natasha Hurley-Walker, radio astronomer and associate professor at the Curtin University node of the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research in
Date: Mar 14, 2025
Category: Science
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Mystery of pulsing radio waves from deep space may be solved: scientists
The team, led by Natasha Hurley-Walker, has learned that at least one of the mysterious radio signals to reach Earth they have puzzled scientists for half a century originated from a red dwarf star.
Date: Dec 11, 2024
Category: Science
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Astronomers find new type of stellar object that challenges understanding of neutron star physics
Astronomers discovered the object using the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA), a radio telescope on Wajarri Yamaji Country in outback Western Australia. Lead author Dr. Natasha Hurley-Walker said the magnetar, named GPM J183910, is 15,000 light-years away from Earth in the Scutum constellation.