Astronomers detect regular rhythm of radio waves, with origins unknown
news.mit.edu- Unknown source is emitting repeatable Fast Radio Bursts (FRB) 500,000 light years from Earth.
- Over 100 FRBs have been observed before, but never repeatable and never in a specific pattern.
- The pattern is 4 days of noise and 12 days of silence, it’s been repeating itself consistently over 500 days.
- Experts say that it’s a new phenomenon in astrophysics.
- It could be a neutron star or a magnetar, which is a less understood type of neutron star with an extremely powerful magnetic field.