New type of fast radio burst discovered - Chinadaily.com.cn - China Daily

An international team led by Chinese astronomers has discovered a new type of fast radio burst, extremely brief but bright flashes in the universe that mysteriously keep exploding about once every 10 to 15 minutes on average, according to a study published in…

An artist's depiction demonstrates the persistent fast radio burst which was discovered using the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope, the world's largest single-dish telescope, in … [+4368 chars]

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