[SOC] Scientists pin down the origins of a fast radio burst

[Quikhooligan]

Fast Radio Bursts?  No, it's not a new digital mode designed to compete
with FT8.

"Fast radio bursts are brief and brilliant explosions of radio waves
emitted by extremely compact objects such as neutron stars and possibly
black holes. These fleeting fireworks last for just a thousandth of a
second and can carry an enormous amount of energy—enough to briefly
outshine entire galaxies.

"Since the first fast radio burst (FRB) was discovered in 2007,
astronomers have detected thousands of FRBs, whose locations range from
within our own galaxy to as far as 8 billion light-years away. Exactly
how these cosmic radio flares are launched is a highly contested unknown.

"Now, astronomers at MIT have pinned down the origins of at least one
fast radio burst using a novel technique that could do the same for
other FRBs."

https://phys.org/news/2024-12-scientists-pin-fast-radio.html