Astronomers previously thought all FRBs were generated by magnetars formed through the explosions of very young, massive stars. But new FRB is pinpointed to the outskirts of 11.3-billion-year-old ...

Fast radio bursts are mysterious and brief flashes of radio emissions that were thought to be produced by magnetars, highly magnetized rotating neutron stars. Yet magnetars appear primarily in young ...

For the first time, astronomers have traced a fast radio burst (FRB) to the outskirts of an ancient, dead, elliptical galaxy — an unprecedented home ...

For years, high-energy energy flashes have kept astronomers guessing, with one theory emerging most recently. A discovery now ...

Astronomer Calvin Leung was excited last summer to crunch data from a newly commissioned radio telescope to precisely pinpoint the origin of ...

The location of the fast radio burst, indicated by the oval outlines, is on the outskirts of a massive elliptical galaxy, the yellow oval at right.

The result is an impressive panorama, revealing approximately 200 million stars and extending six times the apparent diameter ...

The Andromeda galaxy is our closest galactic neighbour, barring dwarf galaxies that are gravitationally bound to the Milky ...

Just when you think you understand an astrophysical phenomenon, the universe turns around and surprises us,’ says scientist ...

Panorama of Nearest Galaxy Unveils Hundreds of Millions of Stars On a crisp, clear autumn night, you can see the most distant object visible to the naked eye — the stunning Andromeda Galaxy, our Milky ...

The mystery of Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) is more diverse than previously known after rapid emissions unexpectedly come from an ...

Explore NASA’s top 10 rare and stunning galaxy images, showcasing vibrant interactions, cosmic collisions, and star-forming ...