New type of fast radio burst discovered

An international team led by Chinese astronomers has discovered a new type of fast radio burst, extremely brief but bright flashes in the universe that mysteriously keep exploding about once every 10 to 15 minutes on average, according to a study published in the journal Nature on Wednesday.

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