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flag Scientists pinpoint origin of mysterious radio signals to interacting stars in Big Dipper.

flag Scientists have traced mysterious radio signals, first detected in 2015, to a binary star system in the Big Dipper constellation. flag The signals, lasting from seconds to minutes, originate from a red dwarf and white dwarf star orbiting each other. flag This discovery differs from typical fast radio bursts, which last only milliseconds. flag Researchers believe the pulses are caused by the stars' magnetic fields interacting. flag This breakthrough, published in Nature Astronomy, sheds new light on the origins of these enigmatic cosmic signals.

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