First Observation of Fast Radio Burst in Galaxy
After more than a decade of detective work, astronomers have found the source and genesis of fast radio bursts, or FRBs. NASA has observed a mix of X-ray and radio signals, never observed before in the Milky Way. Therefore, it is the first fast radio burst (FRB) seen within the galaxy.
Fast Radio Bursts
- Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are super intense, millisecond-long bursts of radio waves produced by unidentified sources in the distant cosmos.
- Essentially, FRBs are bright bursts of radio waves which can be produced by astronomical objects with changing magnetic fields. Its duration lies in the milliseconds, because ....
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