| A ‘heartbeat’ there; Curious scientists, radio waves come from 100 million light-years away

New York: Scientists have detected a “heartbeat” 100 million light-years away from Earth. Radio waves with a duration of a few milliseconds were noticed by scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. These are repeated every 0.2 seconds, like a heartbeat…

Researchers are not sure what the source of the radio waves is. It is concluded that the radio waves originate from a radio pulsar/magnetar. Neutron stars are radio pulsars/magnetars. Radio pulsars emit radio waves when stars rotate on their axis. Behind the radio waves emitted by magnetars is a strong magnetic field. Daniele Michilli, a member of the research team, said the discovery will help us learn more about neutron stars.