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We report the discovery of variability in the X‐ray emission from the Wolf–Rayet type star WR 65. Using archival  Chandra  data spanning over 5 yr, we detect changes of the X‐ray flux by a factor of 3 accompanied by changes in the X‐ray spectra. We believe that this X‐ray emission originates from wind–wind collision in a massive binary system. The observed changes can be explained by the variations in the emission measure of the hot plasma, and in the different absorption column along the binary orbit. The X‐ray spectra of WR 65 display prominent emission features at wavelengths corresponding to the lines of strongly ionized Fe, Ca, Ar, S, Si and Mg. WR 65 is a carbon‐rich WC9d star that is a persistent dust maker. This is the first investigation of any X‐ray spectrum for a star of this spectral type. There are indications that the dust and the complex geometry of the colliding wind region are pivotal in explaining the X‐ray properties of WR 65.

Puzzling X‐rays from the new colliding wind binary Wolf–Rayet 65 (WC9d)