Fast Radio Bursts
A Rare Repeating Fast Radio Burst Gives Astronomers a Chance to Study These Mysterious Objects
An international team has come up with a new explanation for Fast Radio Bursts based on their study of a…
Astronomers Detect the Closest Fast Radio Burst Ever Seen
An international team of astronomers has detected the closest repeating Fast Radio Burst to date, which is providing new insights…
Fast Radio Bursts can now be Tracked in Real-Time
Researchers from the University of McGill have developed a new system that will share CHIME data in real-time with observatories…
Something Really Wants our Attention. One Object Released 1,652 Fast Radio Bursts in 47 Days
Researchers working with the 500-Meter FAST telescope in China reported 1,652 fast radio bursts in 47 days coming from a…
CHIME Detected Over 500 Fast Radio Burst in its First Year, Providing new Clues to What’s Causing Them
The CHIME radio observatory detected over 500 Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) during its first year in operation, the study of…
One Type of Fast Radio Bursts… Solved?
A new study of x-ray bursts from a local magnetar confirms the origin of a fast radio burst.
A New Technique to Find Cold Gas Streams That Might Make up the Missing (Normal) Matter in the Universe
Where is all the missing matter? That question has plagued astronomers for decades, because the Universe looks emptier than it…
Fast radio bursts within the Milky Way seem to be coming from magnetars
Fast radio bursts are some of the most mysterious events known in astronomy, but they are slowly becoming better understood.…
A magnetar has been discovered throwing off bizarre blasts of radiation. Is this where fast radio bursts come from?
Magnetars are the ultimate aggressive star: intense magnetic fields, massive outbursts, the works. We've known that magnetars are capable of…
A Repeating Fast Radio Burst Has Been Found. It Flares for 4 Days and then Remains Silent for 12 Days
Five hundred million light-years from Earth, there is a deeply unusual object. It is radio silent for 12 days, then…