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Fast Radio Bursts and Magnetars with professor Geraint Lewis (194)
Fast Radio Bursts and Magnetars with professor Geraint Lewis (194)
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Length:
21 minutes
Released:
Jul 12, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
First observed in 2007, FRBs are becoming a very useful astronomical tool. In 2020, flashes were analysed and suggested an answer to that age-old question about the Universe. Most of it is unobserved - so where is it hiding ? Dr Karl and Prof Lewis take a walk through the FRBs and Magnetars, the new phenomena making headlines . Drkarl.com https://theconversation.com/half-the-matter-in-the-universe-was-missing-we-found-it-hiding-in-the-cosmos-138569
Released:
Jul 12, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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