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Chandra Finds Cause of Star’s Mysterious Outbursts

Summarised by Spiced Kopi · 09 November 2026, 18:55 UTC ·9 sec listen

Astronomers using the Chandra X-ray Observatory found a hidden companion pulling material from a giant, unstable star. The objects orbit every 113 days, and this repeated stripping appears to trigger repeated outbursts from the star.

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