First fast radio burst traced to old, dead, elliptical galaxy
For the first time, astronomers have traced a fast radio burst (FRB) to the outskirts of an ancient, dead, elliptical ...
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First fast radio burst traced to old, dead, elliptical galaxy
Eftekhari is a NASA Einstein Fellow at Northwestern's ... Although FRB 20240209A occurred in an elliptical galaxy, the two events share several other similarities. "A few years ago, the M81 ...
Horrifying ‘roasted planet’ has ‘torture’ event every 111 days where Nasa says ‘nightmare alien world boils to 1,100C’
AN alien world “suffers star-grazing torture” every 111 days as its fiery sun boils the planet to a hellish 1,093C. This ...
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Astronomers discover repeating radio bursts from distant 'dead' galaxy
These FRBs, named FRB 20240209A, are located outside of the massive ancient elliptical galaxy it is associated with that only ...
'Planet parade' marches on in Connecticut's skies, just as 'galaxy season' begins for stargazers
Watchers of the Connecticut skies should be able to watch the planets line up for 'parade' in February, and the start of ...
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Astronomers thought they understood fast radio bursts: A recent one calls that into question
Fast radio bursts are mysterious and brief flashes of radio emissions that were thought to be produced by magnetars, highly magnetized rotating neutron stars. Yet magnetars appear primarily in young ...
Mysterious Space Signal Traced Across the Universe to an Ancient Dead Galaxy
Astronomers have traced a mysterious fast radio burst to an unexpected place — an ancient, massive galaxy far removed from ...