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Scientists Pin Down the Origins of a Fast Radio Burst

(Wednesday January 01, 2025 @10:30PM (msmash) from the ticket-closed dept.)


MIT scientists have pinpointed the origin of a fast radio burst (FRB) to [1]within 10,000 kilometers of a neutron star , settling a long-standing debate about these cosmic phenomena. Using a novel technique analyzing signal scintillation, researchers determined that FRB 20221022A, detected in 2022 from a galaxy 200 million light-years away, emerged from the star's turbulent magnetosphere rather than from a distant shockwave.

The findings, [2]published in Nature , provide the first conclusive evidence that FRBs can originate in the extreme magnetic environment immediately surrounding these ultra-compact objects.



[1] https://news.mit.edu/2025/mit-scientists-pin-down-origins-fast-radio-burst-0101

[2] https://www.nature.com/10.1038/s41586-024-08297-w



"...within 10,000 kilometers of a neutron star" (Score:2)

by Valgrus Thunderaxe ( 8769977 )

Gee, I wonder where those radio bursts are coming from?

Thats unbelievable accuracy (Score:2)

by rossdee ( 243626 )

"from a galaxy 200 million light-years away"

10,000 km out of 200MLy ?

I don't think we can measure that accurately with our telescopes

link is broken? (Score:2)

by v1 ( 525388 )

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