Astronomers discover unique object emitting periodic signals in the sky

Astronomers have discovered an unusual object, ASKAP J1831-0911, emitting periodic radio and X-ray signals every 44 minutes. This object is unlike anything seen before in our galaxy. The discovery was made accidentally during observations of LPT objects using the Australian radio telescope ASKAP. Researchers suggest ASKAP J1831-0911 could be a magnetar, a neutron star with strong magnetic fields, or a binary system with a highly magnetized white dwarf. However, neither hypothesis fully explains the object's characteristics. Every 44 minutes, the object's brightness increases 600-fold in both radio and X-ray wavelengths, the reasons for which are still unclear. Simultaneous observations by the Chandra X-ray Observatory confirmed the object emits both radio and X-ray bursts. The high peak brightness of ASKAP J1831-0911 rules out the possibility of it being a typical radio pulsar. This discovery may point to unknown physical processes.