fast radio bursts
Astronomers Discover ‘Beating Heart’ Radio Bursts from Space
A constant, repeating pattern from billions of light years away was detected by the CHIME large radio telescope.
A Strange 'Twin' Radio Signal From Deep Space Has Been Discovered
The discovery of a fast radio burst (FRB) that is only the second of its kind was “a big surprise” said one scientist.
Scientists Uncover Important Clue in Mysterious Radio Signals From Space
A key signature in the light of fast radio bursts could help identify the sources of these enigmatic flashes from deep space.
A Mysterious Radio Signal From Space Is Repeating Every 18 Minutes and 18 Seconds
The unidentified radio source could be a type of dead star that’s never been observed before.
A Signal from Space Is on a 16-Day Cycle. Scientists Just Ruled Out an Explanation
Never-before-obtained observations of a periodic fast radio burst revealed surprising results that have upended expectations.
Mysterious Space Signals Line Up With the Cosmic Web Connecting the Universe, Scientists Find
The CHIME collaboration announced the detection of 535 fast radio bursts (FRBs), the biggest haul from a single survey ever.
Mysterious Radio Blasts From Space Just Got a Whole Lot Weirder, Somehow
Scientists discovered that so-called "giant radio pulses" coincide with X-rays, suggesting they are hundreds of times more energetic than previously thought.
Scientists Have Discovered a New Pattern In a Repeating Signal from Space
What astronomers found in the most precise time measurement of a fast radio burst ever captured.
An Unexplained Repeating Radio Signal Is Coming From Inside Our Galaxy, Scientists Discover
It turns out that the first fast radio burst (FRB) ever found in the Milky Way is not a one-off.
Scientists Finally Observed the Source of a Mysterious Signal from Space
"This new burst that we detected is about 1,000 times brighter than any other radio burst ever seen from a magnetar.”
Scientists Uncovered a Hidden Pattern in a Mysterious Signal from Space
The repeating burst is coming to us in an unexplained 157-day cycle, astronomers discovered, and its active phase should be starting now.
Something in Deep Space Is Sending Signals to Earth in Steady 16-Day Cycles
Scientists have discovered the first fast radio burst that beats at a steady rhythm, and the mysterious repeating signal is coming from the outskirts of another galaxy.