Array of radio telescopes reveals explosion on the surface of a hot dead star An international group of researchers observed a source of variable gamma rays identified in 2010 by the NASA satellite Fermi. They […]
Astronomers detect regular rhythm of radio waves, with origins unknown A team of astronomers, including researchers at MIT, has picked up on a curious, repeating rhythm of fast radio bursts emanating from an unknown source […]
Supergiant atmosphere of Antares revealed by radio telescopes An international team of astronomers has created the most detailed map yet of the atmosphere of the red supergiant star Antares. The unprecedented sensitivity and resolution of […]
Astronomers Just Narrowed Down The Source of Those Powerful Radio Signals From Space Strange, powerful signals from deep space called fast radio bursts are slippery little suckers. Most of them just flash once, a mysterious huge spike […]
Scientists Detect Powerful Radio Burst Coming From Our Own Galaxy “Something like this has never been seen before.” Astronomers have detected the first-ever fast radio burst (FRB) originating in our own galaxy, ScienceAlert reports. “Something like this […]
MAVEN explores Mars to understand radio interference on Earth NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) spacecraft has discovered “layers” and “rifts” in the electrically charged part of the upper atmosphere (the ionosphere) of Mars. […]