# A Mysterious Radio Signal Repeats Every 8 Minutes. Astronomers Finally Know What’s Behind It

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3 outlets covering · First listed: Gizmodo, Nov 12, 2026, 2:50 PM · Read it: <https://gizmodo.com/a-mysterious-radio-signal-repeats-every-8-minutes-astronomers-finally-know-whats-behind-it-2000839123>

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 12, 2026, 11:03 AM: [Scientists discover mysterious radio signals coming every eight minutes from deep space](<https://nypost.com/2026/11/12/lifestyle/star-system-that-emits-radio-signals-every-eight-minutes-discovered-in-deep-space/>) — NY Post (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean right)
  Astronomers in have linked the regular radio pulses to an unusual pairing of celestial bodies 5,000 light-years from Earth.
- Nov 12, 2026, 12:20 PM: [A rare star system emits radio signals every 8 minutes](<https://phys.org/news/2026-11-rare-star-emits-radio-minutes.html>) — Phys.org (Science news)
  Scientists at the Curtin University node at the International Center for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) have linked mysterious radio pulses to an unusual pairing of stars—a dead star that spins every eight minutes and a star similar to our own sun.
- Nov 12, 2026, 2:50 PM: [A Mysterious Radio Signal Repeats Every 8 Minutes. Astronomers Finally Know What’s Behind It](<https://gizmodo.com/a-mysterious-radio-signal-repeats-every-8-minutes-astronomers-finally-know-whats-behind-it-2000839123>) — Gizmodo (Digital news, United States)
