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New Study Says a Fast Radio Burst Happens Every Second in the Universe

21 Sep , 2017 by Matt Williams

A new study by a team of researchers from the CfA argues that a Fast Radio Burst happens with every passing second in the observable Universe

Strange Radio Signals Detected from a Nearby Star

18 Jul , 2017 by Matt Williams

A recent survey conducted by the Arecibo Observatory detected a strange radio signal coming from Ross 128, a star system just 11 light-year from Earth.

The Sun Probably Lost a Binary Twin Billions of Years Ago

14 Jun , 2017 by Matt Williams

According to a new study by a research team from UC Berkeley and Harvard, our Sun may have had a binary twin that it lost billions of years ago.

The WOW Signal Probably Didn’t Come from Aliens, or Comets as You Recently Heard

13 Jun , 2017 by Matt Williams

A new study has indicated that the famous Wow! signal may have been caused by a comet, though not all are convinced with its findings

Illustration of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way. Credit: NRAO/AUI/NSF

Black Hole Imaged For First Time By Event Horizon Telescope

15 Apr , 2017 by Matt Williams

Thanks to an international effort and multiple radio telescopes, astronomers have visualized an event horizon for the first time.

Are Fast Radio Bursts Evidence Of Alien Activity?

9 Mar , 2017 by Evan Gough

Could Fast Radio Bursts from distant sources be artifacts of an alien propulsion system?

Get Ready for the First Pictures of a Black Hole’s Event Horizon

22 Feb , 2017 by Evan Gough

The Event Horizon Telescope should give us our first picture of a Black Hole in the beginning of 2018.

Source of Mysterious ‘Fast’ Radio Signals Pinpointed, But What Is It?

4 Jan , 2017 by Nancy Atkinson

For about 10 years, radio astronomers have been detecting mysterious milliseconds-long blasts of radio waves, called “fast radio bursts” (FRB). While only 18 of these events have been detected so far, one FRB has been particularly intriguing as the signal has been sporadically repeating. First detected in November 2012, astronomers didn’t know if FRB 121102 […]

The Closest Supernova Since 1604 Is Hissing At Us

3 Aug , 2016 by Matt Williams

By examining faint radio emissions from a local supernova remnant, astronomers are learning more about how stars behave before they explode

The Dutch Are Going To The Moon With The Chinese

1 Jul , 2016 by Matt Williams

As part of China’s Chang’e-4 lunar mission. a new radio antenna being developed in the Netherlands will be deployed to the far side of the Moon in 2018

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