This discovery revolutionizes the hypotheses we had about the origin of these signals.
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Closest radio burst to Earth located
Closest radio burst to Earth located
Closest radio burst to Earth located
This discovery revolutionizes the hypotheses we had about the origin of these signals.
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In five hours of observation, astronomers have seen four bursts 500 million light years from Earth. These are fast radio bursts (FRB, Fast Radio Burst) and do not last more than one or two milliseconds and are therefore very difficult to see and analyze. Since 2007, a hundred of these phenomena have been discovered, but only four have been located. FRB180916 is the fifth and closest to Earth that has been detected so far. It is the second localized fast burst that is repeated in the same place: a nearby spiral galaxy where stars are forming. Its properties and its proximity distinguish it from the preceding discoveries and revolutionize the ideas we had about these galactic events.