Scientists have discovered a radio signal that beats like
a heart in an unknown galaxy billions of light years from Earth.
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The pulses from its source are a million times
brighter than similar stars in our own galaxy and last 1,000 times
longer than average.
Researchers say the signal, which is a type of fast radio burst, appears to be flashing with surprising regularity. |
By Anugraha Sundaravelu
www.msn.com 7-13-22 |
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| Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are often mysterious in nature, but not an uncommon observation in deep space. However, researchers have discovered the first FRB to emanate from the Milky Way galaxy, according to a newly published study. |
By Chris Ciaccia
Fox News 8-10-20 |
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The repeating burst is coming to us in an unexplained 157-day cycle, astronomers discovered, and its active phase should be starting now.
| Something in a galaxy located billions of light years away is blasting out pulses of light on a bizarre periodic schedule that lasts 157 days, according to a new study. The discovery may |
By Becky Ferreira Vice 6-8-20
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| Astronomers have traced the signal of an enigmatic repeating fast radio burst for only the second time -- and it's in a spiral galaxy similar to our own, not so far away. | By Ashley Strickland CNN 1-6-20 |
