Fast radio bursts shine in the sky above Earth. | Credit: NRAO Outreach/T. Jarrett (IPAC/Caltech); B. Saxton, NRAO/AUI/NSF Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are intense, short-lived bursts of radio waves from beyond the Milky Way and can emit in a thousandth of a second the same energy that it takes the sun three days to emit.… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Astronomers have traced one of the most powerful and farthest fast radio bursts ever detected to this unusual cosmic home: a rare group of “blob-like” galaxies. The unexpected discovery could shed more light on what… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Astronomers have traced one of the most powerful and farthest fast radio bursts ever detected to this unusual cosmic home: a rare group of “blob-like” galaxies. The unexpected discovery could shed more light on what… Read More »