FRB /channels/taxonomy/term/5453/all en TSI Public Talk: The Mystery and History of Fast Radio Bursts /channels/channels/event/tsi-public-talk-mystery-and-history-fast-radio-bursts-354551 <p>Join us on February 7th, 2024 to learn about the cosmic mystery and history of fast radio bursts from one of the scientists who discovered them!</p> Mon, 22 Jan 2024 16:27:46 +0000 webfull 196766 at /channels Astronomers detect a radio “heartbeat” billions of light-years from Earth /channels/channels/news/astronomers-detect-radio-heartbeat-billions-light-years-earth-340332 <p>Astronomers at ƻԺ, MIT and elsewhere have detected a strange and persistent radio signal from a far-off galaxy, that appears to be flashing with surprising regularity. Classified as a fast radio burst, or FRB, this new signal persists for up to three seconds, about 1,000 times longer than the average FRB. Within this window, the team detected bursts of radio waves that repeat every 0.2 seconds in a clear periodic pattern.</p> Thu, 14 Jul 2022 15:43:06 +0000 webfull 180910 at /channels Mysterious cosmic radio bursts found to repeat /channels/news/mysterious-cosmic-radio-bursts-found-repeat-259440 <p><em><strong>By Chris Chipello, </strong><a href="/newsroom"><strong>ƻԺ Newsroom</strong></a></em></p> <p><em>Astronomers for the first time detect repeat ‘fast radio bursts’ from same sky location</em></p> <p>Astronomers for the first time have detected repeating short bursts of radio waves from an enigmatic source that is likely located well beyond the edge of our Milky Way galaxy. <span>The findings indicate that these “fast radio bursts” come from an extremely powerful object which occasionally produces multiple bursts in under a minute.</span></p> Wed, 02 Mar 2016 18:00:39 +0000 webfull 117124 at /channels Homing in on source of mysterious cosmic radio bursts /channels/news/homing-source-mysterious-cosmic-radio-bursts-264901 <p>Astronomers have pinpointed for the first time the home galaxy of a Fast Radio Burst, moving scientists a step closer to detecting what causes these powerful but fleeting pulses of radio waves. FRBs, which last just a few thousandths of a second, have puzzled astrophysicists since their discovery a decade ago.</p> Wed, 04 Jan 2017 18:02:45 +0000 webfull 123869 at /channels