Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 30, 2025 Researchers at the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (CITA) and their collaborators have used advanced calculations and simulations to unravel the periodic flashes observed in the galaxy OJ 287, located 3.5 billion light years from Earth. OJ 287 displays light bursts equivalent to one trillion suns approximately every 12 years. Astronomers now attribute these phenomena to a b