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GLEAM-X J162759.5-523504.3

Posted: January 27th, 2022, 2:53 pm
by NotSure
A team mapping radio waves in the Universe has discovered something unusual that releases a giant burst of energy three times an hour, and it’s unlike anything astronomers have seen before....


https://www.icrar.org/repeating-transient/

GLEAM-X J162759.5-523504.3 is its not so catchy official name.

Re: GLEAM-X J162759.5-523504.3

Posted: January 29th, 2022, 8:12 am
by moorfield
NotSure wrote:
A team mapping radio waves in the Universe has discovered something unusual that releases a giant burst of energy three times an hour, and it’s unlike anything astronomers have seen before....


https://www.icrar.org/repeating-transient/

GLEAM-X J162759.5-523504.3 is its not so catchy official name.



How about Starry McStarFace instead? :)