Fast Radio Bursts

Flash of radio waves detected by astronomers traced back to its galactic origins

Two independent groups have localized flashes of these millisecond-long bursts from Milky Way-esque galaxies.

Canadian researchers closer to solving one of astronomy’s biggest mysteries

These things come to us from halfway across the universe & we know so little about them: Researcher.

Breakthrough Listen detects 15 radio bursts from a distant galaxy while searching for alien civilisations

If the source is actually an intelligent alien race, then the FRBs could be used to power a small interstellar spacecraft with solar sails.

Fast Radio Bursts: Now in bulk and mysterious as ever

An FRB is a transient radio pulse that flashes for only a few milliseconds at a time and occurs outside the Milky Way.

Hello from the other side? Short flashes of radio waves recorded from outer space

Analysing over 650 hours of archival data, a team of astronomers has for the first time uncovered "Fast Radio Burst" from outer space.