Enigmatic cosmic signals from outside this galaxy could come from collapsed binary stars
Scientists have discovered more clues about the birth of fast radio bursts emitted from distant galaxies whose origins remain a mystery.
In an accompanying paper, Daniele Michilli, a postdoctoral researcher at the MIT Kavli Institute, said:"Although the source of these bursts is unknown, the discovery of an FRB-like signal emanating from an object in the Milky Way provides a hint: a rare type of neutron star called a magnetar.
Astroboffins agog after spotting the first repeating fast radio burst that pings every 16 days from another galaxy
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