Fast radio bursts are intense radio waves that last for a few milliseconds Scientists detected 35 that sounded like a whistle and had no consistency READ MORE: Scientists discover twisted fields around a fast radio burst By Stacy Liberatore For Dailymail.com Published: 21:03 GMT, 19 December 2023 | Updated: 21:06 GMT, […]
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Astronomers watched 35 explosive outbursts from a rare repeating “fast radio burst” (FRB) as it shifted in frequency like a “cosmic slide whistle,” blinking in a puzzling pattern never seen before. FRBs are millisecond-long flashes of light from beyond the Milky Way that are capable of producing as much energy […]
Astronomers are puzzled by mysterious fast radio bursts that keep making strange noises. These superbright flashes of radio waves were first detected in space in 2007 – and have since been recorded all over the solar system. Scientists say these bursts can create as much energy as the sun does in a year in […]
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA telescope has captured the biggest solar flare in years, which temporarily knocked out radio communication on Earth. The sun spit out the huge flare on Thursday, resulting in two hours of radio interference in parts of the U.S. and other sunlit parts of […]
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Fast radio bursts, or bright, millisecond-long flashes of radio waves in space, are one of the most enduring mysteries of the cosmos — and they just became a little stranger. […]
Tony Blackburn has decided to step down from his show on BBC Radio London. Posting on X this afternoon, Tony said: “Just thought I’d let you know that after many happy years on @BBCRadioLondon I have decided to leave the station and this Sunday will be my last Soul On […]
Media pioneer María Martin, creator of the groundbreaking, award-winning public radio program “Latino USA,” died Saturday after complications from a medical procedure. She was 72. Martin dedicated much of her professional life to bringing the voices and stories of U.S. Latinos and Latin Americans to English-language public radio. In doing […]
Claudia Winkleman has announced she is stepping down from her Saturday show on BBC Radio 2 in order to spend more time with her family. The BBC star is set to present her last weekly programme on the station in March 2024, before a brand new show fronted by another […]