Bizarre galactic radio source remains active for two decades with no detectable X-rays

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Astronomers have identified a peculiar radio transient in the Milky Way that has remained active for more than two decades, defying the behavior expected of known classes of galactic radio sources.

The paper posted to the arXiv preprint server on Aug.

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  • Reported by Phys.org and published Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:00:05 UTC.

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