Q&A WITH A FAST RADIO BURST ASTRONOMER
Mar 25, 2021
2 minutes
What are fast radio bursts (FRBs) and why are they of interest?
The name itself is a fairly good description of the phenomenon: it’s ‘fast’, a millisecond to a fraction long, it’s detected at ‘radio’ wavelengths of light, and it’s a ‘burst’ – meaning it lasts a short time and then it turns off. Some fast radio bursts (FRBs) are seen once, but we are
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