# NASA’s Chandra Finds Source of Star’s Mysterious Outbursts

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1 outlet covering · First listed: NASA, Nov 9, 2026, 12:55 PM · Read it: <https://science.nasa.gov/missions/chandra/nasas-chandra-finds-source-of-stars-mysterious-outbursts/>

Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have discovered what is triggering repeated outbursts from a giant, unstable star. A new study, published Monday in the latest issue of The Astrophysical Journal, details the discovery of a previously hidden companion object that keeps pulling material away from the massive star every 113 days as they orbit

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- Nov 9, 2026, 12:55 PM: [NASA’s Chandra Finds Source of Star’s Mysterious Outbursts](<https://science.nasa.gov/missions/chandra/nasas-chandra-finds-source-of-stars-mysterious-outbursts/>) — NASA (Government agency, United States)
  Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have discovered what is triggering repeated outbursts from a giant, unstable star. A new study, published Monday in the latest issue of The Astrophysical Journal, details the discovery of a previously hidden companion object that keeps pulling material away from the massive star every 113 days as they orbit