"The find was all the more stunning because the signal is coming in the form of both X-rays and radio waves, a rare dual nature for astronomical phenomena."
"Discovering the dual nature of LPTs in such a coincidental manner 'felt like finding a needle in a haystack,' according to lead researcher Ziteng 'Andy' Wang."
"The newly-discovered class of space phenomena known as 'long-period radio transients'...occur in fixed intervals of minutes or hours, making them remarkably slow."
"The ASKAP radio telescope has a wide field view of the night sky, allowing astronomers to detect unusual phenomena that would otherwise go unnoticed."
Astronomers have detected a unique object, ASKAP J1832-0911, located 15,000 light-years away, emitting pulses every 44 minutes in both X-ray and radio wavelengths. This object represents a newly identified class of astronomical phenomena called long-period radio transients (LPTs). Compared to pulsars, which emit faster signals, LPTs have slower, periodic emissions. This finding was enhanced by coincidental observations from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, underscoring the significance of dual detection in understanding these peculiar cosmic phenomena.
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