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A Clue To The Puzzle Of 'Fast Radio Bursts'

KETR | By John Mark Dempsey
Published March 23, 2016 at 6:55 AM CDT
Texas A&M University-Commerce
Texas A&M University-Commerce

Texas A&M University-Commerce astronomy professor and director of the University Planetarium, Dr. Kent Montgomery, reflects on news that astronomers in Australia have detected "in the act" a mysterious "fast radio burst" coming from deep in space.  It was the 17th such FRB detected but the first recorded as it was happening in real time.
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News Dr. Kent MontgomeryBlacklands CafeTexas A&M University-Commerce PlanetariumFast radio bursts
John Mark Dempsey
John Mark Dempsey is the host of the public interest program The Blacklands Café from KETR News. Dempsey is also the play-by-play announcer for Commerce Tigers Football on 88.9 FM and on ketr.org.
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