/newsroom/taxonomy/term/8016/all en /newsroom/channels/news/astronomers-detect-radio-heartbeat-billions-light-years-earth-340332 <p>Astronomers at ƻ����Ժ, 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> Wed, 13 Jul 2022 13:40:19 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 288242 at /newsroom /newsroom/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> Tue, 03 Jan 2017 17:25:53 +0000 christopher.chipello@mcgill.ca 26520 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/mysterious-cosmic-radio-bursts-found-repeat-259440 <p><em><strong>By Chris Chipello, </strong><a href="/newsroom"><strong>ƻ����Ժ 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 16:03:23 +0000 nima.adibpour@mail.mcgill.ca 25420 at /newsroom