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Astronomy, Radio Astronomy

Fast Radio Bursts May Originate Closer to Home Than Previously Thought

13 Dec , 2013 by Shannon Hall

Fast radio bursts — eruptions of extreme energy that occur only once and last a thousandth of a second — are continuing to defy astronomers.  At first observations suggested they came from billions of light years away. A new study, however, points to sources much closer to home: nearby flaring stars. “We have argued that […]

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