Sunday, 27 September 2026
A giant cosmic 'fart' is making a wobbling zombie star repeatedly flash us, 'groundbreaking' observations reveal
Weirdness Level10/10
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“Astronomers have identified the cause of a binary star system that periodically emits X-ray flares toward Earth. The phenomenon is linked to a wobbling star interacting with its companion in an unusual way.”
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