The search for the source of a mysterious fast radio burst comes relatively close to home
- Written by Elizabeth Mahony, Research Scientist, CSIRO
Antennas of CSIRO’s Australian SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP) radio telescope first picked up the Fast Radio Burst.CSIRO/Alex Cherney, Author provided
Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are just that – enormous blasts of radio waves from space that only last for a fraction of a second. This makes pinpointing their source a huge challenge.
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