Mystery cosmic radio bursts pinpointed

[Notebook]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-38502607

They're one of the most persistent puzzles in modern astronomy.
As the name suggests, Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) are short-lived - but powerful - pulses of radio waves from the cosmos.
Their brevity, combined with the fact that it's difficult to pinpoint their location, have ensured their origins remain enigmatic.
Outlining their work at a major conference, astronomers say they have now traced the source of one of these bursts to a different galaxy.

 

[Kyle]

The brief, extremely bright, and extragalactic nature of FRBs remind me a lot of GRBs. I'm going to bet that's not coincidental.

 

[Linguofreak]

From the timing, I wonder if some perversion of this news item is the source of the "scientists just observed something coming out of a black hole for the first time ever" article I just saw linked on Facebook. I'm not going to dignify that link by following it, though.

 

[Notebook]

Usual thing with intergalactic pheneomn, phenome...things, they generate more questions than answers.
Be interesting to know what frequencies the events were at.
Looks like the article has been etended.

N.

 

[Quick_Nick]

From the timing, I wonder if some perversion of this news item is the source of the "scientists just observed something coming out of a black hole for the first time ever" article I just saw linked on Facebook. I'm not going to dignify that link by following it, though.

I saw that on Facebook as well. A very misleading article from 2015. Weird how junk re-emerges on the Internet.

 

[Col_Klonk]

Well!!, it's just a burst of energy that went the long way around to get to us...

Did I forget to mention the redshift of this energy at a different vector angle... Sorry Makes you think though :lol: :thumbup:

 

[Graham2001]

With apologies to Lewis Carroll...

"But beware if your FRB be a Peryton, foir you shall silently vanish away and never be seen again..."