An article on Cosmos discusses a newly-discovered source of pulsing radiation that astronomers have never seen before. “The object, GLEAM-XJ162759.5-523504, releases a giant burst of energy that crosses our line of sight and, roughly three times an hour, is one of the brightest radio sources in the sky,” the article explains.
Scientists say the phenomenon is natural. “Somehow it’s converting magnetic energy to radio waves much more effectively than anything we’ve seen before,” said Natasha Hurley-Walker of Curtin University, leader of the team that made the discovery.
What do you think it is?
