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.
A Clue To The Puzzle Of 'Fast Radio Bursts'
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