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Mysterious Radio Burst in Our Galaxy Came From a Magnetar
For the first time ever, astronomers have linked an actual object to those mysterious radio bursts they’ve been detecting since 2007. The culprit in this case, as suspected, is a super-dense object known as a magnetar, but the finding has prompted an entirely new set of questions.
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Mysterious Cosmic Radio Burst Detected In A Completely Unexpected Region Of Space
For years, astronomers have struggled to understand the source of fast radio bursts, powerful split-second pulses of energy that originate far outside our galaxy. In an astonishing technical feat, astronomers have finally managed to pinpoint the galactic origin of a one-off FRB – but its unexpected location in space suggests scientists need to go back…
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That Mysterious Radio Burst From Space Isn’t So Mysterious After All
Two months ago, astronomers picked up and then pinpointed the location of a weird burst of radio waves from space, prompting heated debate about the possible source of the signals. Now, new data has finally revealed that source — and it’s not such a big mystery after all. Move along, nothing to see here: Just…