astrophysics /eps/taxonomy/term/195/all en Detection of a short, intense radio burst in Milky Way could help resolve origins of mysterious phenomenon /eps/channels/news/detection-short-intense-radio-burst-milky-way-could-help-resolve-origins-mysterious-phenomenon-325817 <p>New data from a Canadian-led team of astronomers, including researchers from the Æ»¹ûÒùÔº <a href="https://msi.mcgill.ca/">Space Institute</a> and Æ»¹ûÒùÔº <a href="https://www.physics.mcgill.ca/">Department of Physics,</a> strongly suggest that magnetars - a type of neutron star believed to have an extremely powerful magnetic field - could be the source of some fast radio bursts (FRBs). Though much research has been done to explain the mysterious phenomenon, their source has thus far remained elusive and the subject of some debate.</p> Wed, 04 Nov 2020 16:05:39 +0000 kristyn.rodzinyak@mcgill.ca 1341 at /eps