Astronomers May Have Just Found the Smoking Gun Behind Mysterious Radio Signals
Story by Victor Tangermann • Yesterday 1:28 PM
A group of astronomers argues fast radio bursts may be the result of two neutron stars merging, an event that releases a huge electromagnetic charge.
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Radio Burst Mystery
Ever since the first fast radio burst (FRB) was discovered in 2007 — you know, those extremely powerful and brief pulses of radio waves emanating from the deepest regions of space — astronomers have struggled to uncover their source.
While experts have been able to make educated guesses over the years, we simply still don't know why these bursts occur or what's behind them. But as detailed in a new paper published in the journal Nature Astronomy this week, we might soon have an answer thanks to the discovery of a potential "smoking gun."
Astronomers observed two neutron stars, each the remains of a dead star, colliding and turning into a black hole, a powerful event that produced a huge burst of gravitational waves — and, about two hours later, appears to have produced an FRB as well.
In simple terms, the merging of neutron stars may be behind these strange flashes of radio waves.
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