Astronomers used fast radio bursts to detect universe's missing matter
In a significant development, atronomers have succeeded in solving a decades-old mystery of "missing matter" by using mysterious fast radio bursts. It is to be noted that this 'missing matter' has been long predicted to exist in the universe, but was not detected by astronomers so far.
May 28, 2020, 12:31 PM ISTScientists discover fast radio bursts linked to alien source
Some scientists also believe that FRBs emanate from powerful astrophysical phenomena billions of light years away.
Jan 11, 2019, 11:30 AM ISTScientists discover decade-old puzzle of mysterious radio bursts
Solving the complexity surrounding the source of fast radio busts, scientists for the first time have come up with the solution to the long lasting enigma.
Jan 06, 2017, 07:07 AM ISTScientists pinpoint source of mysterious radio burst
Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are brief yet powerful spurts of radio energy lasting only a few milliseconds.
Apr 05, 2016, 22:48 PM ISTRepeat radio bursts from mysterious cosmic source detected
The finding suggests that these bursts must have come from a very exotic object, such as a rotating neutron star having unprecedented power that enables the emission of extremely bright pulses, the researchers said.
Mar 03, 2016, 15:57 PM IST