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Impossible Radio Signals That Made No Sense Have Been Explained

2026-02-10 Science & Technology
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Anton Petrov
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Support this channel on Patreon to help me make this a full time job: https://www.patreon.com/whatdamath (Unreleased videos, extra footage, DMs, no ads) Alternatively, PayPal donations can be sent here: http://paypal.me/whatdamath Get a Wonderful Person Tee: https://teespring.com/stores/whatdamath More cool designs are on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3QFIrFX Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about a strange slow radio signal that has finally been explained Links https://arxiv.org/pdf/2507.15352 https://www.physics.ox.ac.uk/news/white-dwarf-pulsar-discovery-sheds-light-star-evolution https://www.saao.ac.za/~sbp/NASSP2023_MSc/projects/J1912-44/J1912_4410_NatAst.pdf Radio signal mysteries: https://youtu.be/giULR_-p6zM https://youtu.be/g_Ap41yTmBw https://youtu.be/Lw38l4sKcz4 https://youtu.be/Ql-CKCLW_G8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0XZtDKnDn4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRmhQY-pUpo #radiosignal #astronomy #mystery 0:00 Another astronomical mystery - slow radio signals 1:50 Pulsars and radio emissions 2:45 Strange radio object that made no sense 3:30 LPTs - long period transients 4:25 New study and explanations 5:45 How this mechanism works 7:05 Links with another mystery - white dwarf pulsars 8:30 Why it took so long to figure this out 10:10 White dwarf crystallization 10:55 Conclusions and implications Enjoy and please subscribe Bitcoin/Ethereum to spare? Donate them here to help this channel grow! bc1qnkl3nk0zt7w0xzrgur9pnkcduj7a3xxllcn7d4 or ETH: 0x60f088B10b03115405d313f964BeA93eF0Bd3DbF The hardware used to record these videos: New Camera: https://amzn.to/4pCVINS CPU: https://amzn.to/4qXIaxC Video Card: https://amzn.to/2M1W26C Motherboard: https://amzn.to/2JYGiQQ RAM: https://amzn.to/2Mwy2t4 PSU: https://amzn.to/2LZcrIH Case: https://amzn.to/2MwJZz4 Microphone: https://amzn.to/2t5jTv0 Mixer: https://amzn.to/2JOL0oF Recording and Editing: https://amzn.to/2LX6uvU Some of the above are affiliate links, meaning I would get a (very small) percentage of the price paid. Thank you to all Patreon supporters of this channel Special thanks also goes to all the wonderful supporters of the channel through YouTube Memberships Credit: Mark Garlick www.markgarlick.com ICRAR Joeri van Leeuwen Csanád Horváth, Natasha Hurley-Walker PopePompus CC BY SA 4.0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AR_Scorpii#/media/File:ARScoLightCurve.png Licenses used: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ and relevant Creative Commons licenses

Top Comments (10)

@octosalias5785 2026-02-11

Thank you for being one of the voices talking about real science and not junk clickbait

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@chrisjaillet8436 2026-02-10

I always wave back at the end. You are awesome Anton!

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@XF7Space 2026-02-10

Love how this mystery got solved. Slow radio signals like this are a great reminder that timing, geometry, AND plasma can fool us until we get more data.

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@GL-RTA_SOR 2026-02-10

@whatdamath Anton, I love how all of your videos begin "hello, wonderful person!" It's uplifting and calming and makes my day…

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@dandagenais7913 2026-02-09

Concise, informative and great follow up as always Anton 👍

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@SmallTownRadioWesternMA 2026-02-11

Anton that’s awesome. You’ve been around long enough that you were able to come along for the whole science ride from finding to explanation that shows your true dedication and persistence to education and entertainment.

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@claymclaren5788 2026-02-10

Makes me sad, but also relieved.

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@leonardgibney2997 2026-02-11

Best science videos and never AI, the real deal. Thanks Anton! Also thanks J. Bell-Burnell

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@DavidBurke-b6s 2026-02-11

I swear I'm getting addicted to these: As soon as he said "another astronomical mystery to discuss" the ears perk up, and the sense of anticipation is real. -- Once again, fresh eyes on old data made a difference.

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@AndrewJohnson-oy8oj 2026-02-11

The idea of something that massive having a 3 or 4 hour orbit twists my brain.

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