ITV NEWS: Scientists investigating mystery radio signals from a galaxy far, far away

  • Manisha Caleb

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She told ITV News: "This particular FRB is relatively close by compared to most others as it originates at a distance of half a billion light-years away. To put it simply, this means that the light left the source even before dinosaurs were roaming the earth."

She explained how astronomers locate such a source, when it's from so far away...

Period12 Feb 2020

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  • TitleScientists investigating mystery radio signals from a galaxy far, far away
    Media name/outletITV News
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date12/02/20
    DescriptionShe told ITV News: "This particular FRB is relatively close by compared to most others as it originates at a distance of half a billion light-years away. To put it simply, this means that the light left the source even before dinosaurs were roaming the earth."

    She explained how astronomers locate such a source, when it's from so far away...
    URLhttps://www.itv.com/news/2020-02-12/scientists-investigating-mystery-radio-signals-from-a-galaxy-far-far-away/
    PersonsManisha Caleb

Keywords

  • astronomy