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Strange X-ray flash from beyond the Milky Way perplexes scientists

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A rare, one -off flash of energy from an unknown object outside the Milky Way has left astronomers puzzled.

The X-ray flash, named XRT 200515 , had shone brightly for about 10 seconds a little over two decades ago .

It was detected by the Chandra telescope in May 2020 while observing the remnants of a bygone star in the Large Magellanic Cloud .

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