Star explosions may be behind mysterious fast radio bursts
"Fast radio bursts are one of astronomy's greatest mysteries." New research uncovers some clues about their potential origins.
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"Fast radio bursts are one of astronomy's greatest mysteries." New research uncovers some clues about their potential origins.
The clear and periodic pattern of fast radio bursts may originate from a distant neutron star Astronomers at McGill University, MIT and elsewhere have detected a strange and persistent radio signal from a far-off galaxy, that appears to be flashing with surprising regularity. Classified as a fast radio burst, or FRB, this new signal persists for up to three seconds, about 1,000 times longer than the average FRB. Within this window, the team detected bursts of radio waves that repeat every 0.2 seconds in a clear periodic pattern. The researchers have labeled the signal FRB 20191221A. It is curr...
Astronomers at McGill University, MIT and other universities have detected a strange and persistent radio signal from a far-off galaxy, that appears t....