Deep space radio mystery repeats every 36 minutes then vanishes for days scientists scramble to find it

It blinked on schedule for eight days

Astronomers studying deep space have detected an unusual radio source, ASKAP J1424, that transmitted signals every 36 minutes for eight straight days before abruptly switching off. The slow, precise timing doesn’t match any known object, leaving scientists puzzled and actively searching for the source again. The find could reshape ideas about what dead or dying stars can still do.