From outer space to Northwestern labs, researchers at the University have recently made notable advancements in astrophysics ...

Astronomers previously thought all FRBs were generated by magnetars formed through the explosions of very young, massive ...

Unprecedented discovery of fast radio bursts challenges existing theories. Astronomers detect repeated signals from an ...

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

Where do fast radio bursts (FRBs) come from and how do they form? This is what a recent study published in The Astrophysical ...

Astronomers studying the origins of enigmatic fast radio bursts (FRBs) have made a groundbreaking discovery that could transform our understanding of the universe’s most powerful and mysterious ...

Astronomers have detected fast-repeating radio bursts from a distant “dead” galaxy that should not contain the energy to ...

Investigating the enigmatic origins of fast radio bursts (FRBs) has taken a surprising turn. These millisecond-long radio ...

Scientists from Northwestern University and McGill University have made a discovery that challenges existing theories about ...

A first for the CHIME outrigger telescopes Astronomers first detected the new FRB, dubbed FRB 20240209A, in February 2024 with the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME).