Radio Astronomy
Breakthrough Detects Repeating Fast Radio Bursts Coming from Distant Galaxy
Using the Green Bank Telescope, researchers with Breakthrough Listen recently detected repeating fast radio bursts coming from a distant galaxy.
Strange Radio Signals Detected from a Nearby Star
A recent survey conducted by the Arecibo Observatory detected a strange radio signal coming from Ross 128, a star system…
The Sun Probably Lost a Binary Twin Billions of Years Ago
According to a new study by a research team from UC Berkeley and Harvard, our Sun may have had a…
The WOW Signal Probably Didn’t Come from Aliens, or Comets as You Recently Heard
A new study has indicated that the famous Wow! signal may have been caused by a comet, though not all…
Extraterrestrial Origin Of Fast Radio Burst Phenomenon Confirmed
Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) have puzzled astronomers since they were first detected in 2007. These mysterious milliseconds-long blasts of radio…
Are Fast Radio Bursts Evidence Of Alien Activity?
Could Fast Radio Bursts from distant sources be artifacts of an alien propulsion system?
Get Ready for the First Pictures of a Black Hole’s Event Horizon
The Event Horizon Telescope should give us our first picture of a Black Hole in the beginning of 2018.
Video of Green Comet 45P Puts You Close To The Action
Watch Comet 45P pirouette end over end in this detailed radar view of the comet's nucleus.
Meet Asteroid 2017 BQ6 — A Giant, Spinning Brick
New asteroid 2017 BQ6 was all elbows when it flew by Earth just a few days ago. Images reveal it…
Source of Mysterious ‘Fast’ Radio Signals Pinpointed, But What Is It?
For about 10 years, radio astronomers have been detecting mysterious milliseconds-long blasts of radio waves, called “fast radio bursts” (FRB).…