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Synchronized star pairs unleash radio bursts via a Jupiter-Io-like mechanism

Researchers have helped unravel the mystery of why certain pairs of stars pulse with regular, long-period bursts of radio waves.

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Researchers have helped unravel the mystery of why certain pairs of stars pulse with regular, long-period bursts of radio waves. The particular class of objects observed comes in pairs that always include a compact dead star, called a white dwarf, locked in orbit with an M dwarf, a red star smaller than our sun.

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