Synchronized Stars Power Cosmic Radio Laser

Universe Today reports that researchers have made progress unraveling why certain binary star systems emit regular, long‑period bursts of radio waves. The observed pairs always consist of a compact dead star—a white dwarf—locked in orbit with an M dwarf, a red star smaller than the Sun, shedding new light on the mechanisms behind these cosmic radio lasers.

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