# Solving a Cosmic Radio Signal Mystery with Kovi Rose (477)

An episode of [Shirtloads of Science](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1167803730), 6 Jun 2026, 30 min.

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Astronomer and soon-to-be Dr. Kovi Rose joins us to discuss his newly published Nature Astronomy paper on one of the universe's newest mysteries: strange repeating flashes of radio waves and X-rays coming form deep within our galaxy! His team's discovery of ASKAP J174 has helped identify the source as a pair of stars orbiting each other, with a white dwarf pulling or accreting material from its companion. This discovery could help unlock the origins of mysterious signals flashing across the sky, unlocking even more secrets of the universe.

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