- Astronomers from Pune-based National centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA) have discovered eight stars which belong to a rare class called Main-sequence Radio Pulse emitters or MRPs.
- MRPs were discovered using ‘Giant Metre-wave Radio Telescope (GMRT)’ located in Pune.
- Group of scientists discovered the rare class of radio stars which are hotter than the Sun. They have unusually strong magnetic fields and are much stronger stellar wind. As a result of this, these stars emit bright radio pulses like a lighthouse.
- Team had also discovered three more similar stars in the past using Giant Metre-wave Radio Telescope (GMRT).
- Thus, there are 15 known MRPs so far.
- 11 MRPs were discovered with GMRT. Eight of MRPs were discovered in 2021 alone.
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