Cosmic clockwork going haywire in the x-ray binary SXP 138, finds new study

Cosmic clockwork going haywire in the x-ray binary SXP 138, finds new study

Research Matters Staff Writer(s) Kolkata 21 Apr 2025 Pulsars are rapidly spinning stars that emit beams of radiation. These beams sweep across the cosmos, like cosmic lighthouses scattered across a vast ocean of stars, blinking rhythmically. For decades, scientists have been charting the steady ticking of these stellar clocks, relying on their predictable pulses to understand the extreme physics of space. But just like any clock, sometimes thing…