A strange type of radio burst was discovered 3 billion light years from Earth

13.06.2022, 12:51 root-nation.com

Astronomers have used the world’s two largest radio telescopes to discover the second known example of a new type of fast radio burst (FRB) – mysterious, extremely powerful radio waves that pulsate in space thousands of times a day. The new FRB, called FRB 190520, is convincing evidence that the sources of these mysterious signals may be several celestial objects. The new object was the second to be detected, producing repetitive FRBs and emitting a constant source of weaker radiation between bursts. The signal was described in detail in an article published in Nature.