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Shortest 'fast radio bursts' ever discovered last only 1 millionth of a second
By Briley Lewis published
Researchers have reported evidence of FRBs that each last for a microsecond — the shortest FRBs yet observed.

What are fast radio bursts?
By Robert Lea published
Reference Fast radio bursts — fleeting blasts of energy that are brighter than entire galaxies — remain mysterious. Here's what we know (and don't know) about FRBs.

Some mysterious 'fast radio bursts' may erupt from two-star systems
By Stefanie Waldek published
A new study has determined the most likely origin of one repeating fast radio burst to be a dense object — potentially a neutron star — with a binary companion.

Astronomers discover record haul of 25 new repeating 'fast radio bursts'
By Robert Lea published
Fast radio bursts are one of the biggest mysteries in astronomy with origins that are currently unknown, but scientists now have twice as many of these repeating rapid bursts of energy to study.

Curious cosmic coincidence could help explain fast radio burst mystery
By Briley Lewis published
Two mysterious cosmic phenomena appeared in the same patch of sky nearly at once, and it may not be a coincidence.

Astronomers weighed our Milky Way, and it's lighter than expected
By Briley Lewis published
Fast radio bursts are still a mystery, but new observations of this strange phenomenon may actually help astronomers learn more about our own galactic neighborhood.

Repeating fast radio burst with weird magnetic field challenges magnetar explanation
By Keith Cooper last updated
The repeating blasts of a fast radio burst from a galaxy like our own is challenging a proposed explanation for these fleeting but energetic bursts of radio waves.

Mysterious cosmic 'heartbeat' detected billions of light-years from Earth
By Robert Lea published
Astronomers have discovered a repeating fast radio burst lasting 1,000 times longer than similar events that may come from a distant neutron star "on steroids."
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