fast radio bursts (FRBs)
Canadian Telescope Finds 13 More Fast Radio Bursts Including the Second One Ever Seen Repeating
Canadian scientists using the CHIME (Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment) have detected 13 FRBs (Fast Radio Bursts), including the second-ever…
New Canadian Radio Telescope is Detecting Fast Radio Bursts
The Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME), a revolutionary new radio telescope, recently made its first-ever detection of a possible…
Astronomers Have Detected the Brightest Fast Radio Burst Ever Seen. Still No Idea What’s Causing Them
Earlier this month, scientists using the Parkes Radio Telescope detected three FRBs, one of which was the brightest ever observed
Astronomy Cast Ep. 475: Fast Radio Bursts
You know what's fun? Mysteries. Here's one: fast radio bursts. Astronomers have been detecting mysterious one-time signals from across the…
New Study Says a Fast Radio Burst Happens Every Second in the Universe
A new study by a team of researchers from the CfA argues that a Fast Radio Burst happens with every…
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.
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?
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).…
Weekly Space Hangout – Mar. 4, 2016: Dr. Michelle Thaller
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Guests: Dr. Michelle Thaller, the assistant director for Science Communication at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.…