
Fast radio bursts (or FRBs for short) are mysterious blasts of energy scientists have detected from deep space. For the first time ever, an FRB was detected coming from within our own home galaxy, the Milky Way, offering scientists an opportunity to explain how they originate. It's now believed that a type of neutron star called a magnetar may be responsible for this local FRB, as well as other fast radio bursts observed coming from other galaxies. Visit BGR's homepage for more stories. Of all t...
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