Tag Archive for 'Fast radio burst'

An artist’s impression of FRB 110523 reaching Earth; the colors represent the burst arriving at different radio wavelengths, with long wavelengths (red) arriving seconds after short wavelengths (blue). Image credit: Jingchuan Yu / Beijing Planetarium.

Astronomers Detect Mysterious Burst of Radio Waves 6 Billion Light-Years Away

Dec 3, 2015 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers have detected a so-called fast radio burst from around 6 billion light-years away, one of less than two dozen such events they’ve discovered...

Artist conception of a magnetar – one of the proposed sources for fast radio bursts. Image credit: NASA.

FRB 140514: Astronomers Observe First ‘Live’ Fast Radio Burst

Jan 20, 2015 by News Staff

A multinational group of astronomers using the 64-m Parkes Radio Telescope in eastern Australia has observed a fast radio burst happening live. Artist...

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