Descubren un extraño objeto en el espacio

El último descubrimiento del universo no se parece a nada que los astrónomos hayan visto antes.

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Es un extraño objeto que libera una gigantesca ráfaga de energía tres veces por hora.

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Los científicos consideran que podría tratarse de una estrella de neutrones o una enana blanca -núcleos de estrellas colapsados- con un campo magnético ultrapotente.

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Al girar en el espacio, el extraño objeto emite un haz de radiación que cruza nuestra línea de visión.

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La astrofísica Dra. Natasha Hurley-Walker, de la Universidad de Curtin del Centro Internacional de Investigación Radioastronómica, habló sobre el hallazgo.

Fue algo espeluznante porque no se conoce nada en el cielo que haga eso. Además, está muy cerca de nosotros, a unos 4.000 años luz”, dijo.

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Los objetos que se encienden y se apagan en el Universo no son nuevos para los astrónomos: los llaman “transitorios”.

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Pero el misterioso objeto era increíblemente brillante y más pequeño que el Sol, y emitía ondas de radio muy polarizadas, lo que sugería que el objeto tenía un campo magnético extremadamente fuerte.

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Hurley-Walker admitió que “estaba preocupada de que fueran extraterrestres”. Pero finalmente observó que es un proceso natural, no una señal artificial.

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