Explosive Start Not Needed for Fast Radio Bursts
Wednesday, March 2, 2016 - 13:50
in Astronomy & Space
Last week, astronomers in another Nature paper indicated the discovery of the 17th FRB, reporting a radio "afterglow" of a new FRB, which is like a mushroom cloud following a huge explosion, says Shami Chatterjee, a Cornell senior researcher. "In our paper, we're showing that our FRB can't have an explosive origin. So, either there's an odd coincidence, or maybe there are different types of FRBs. Either way, it seems we've broken this enigmatic phenomenon wide open."