Guiyang (ANTARA) – A number of Chinese scientists have detected new fast radio bursts (FRB) from outer space with the help of the world’s largest radio telescope.
FRBs are mysterious flashes of radio waves lasting just a few thousandths of a second that in 2016 were confirmed to originate from the universe. The certainty regarding its origins is still unclear.
Using the Five-Hundred-Meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) located in Guizhou Province, southwest China, a local research team discovered a faint radio signal, namely FRB 20200317A, after conducting analysis of a large amount of FAST survey data, and reported the discovery in late September to the international astronomy community via Astronomer’s Telegram.
Several national media outlets republished the story this week, highlighting that the inventors were from a local key laboratory for information and computing sciences under Guizhou Normal University.
Previous discoveries were primarily made by the National Astronomical Observatories, the operator of such large-scale science facilities.
FAST is the world’s largest single-dish radio telescope, with a reception area the size of 30 standard football fields. Located in an area with a deep, naturally circular karst depression, the telescope officially began operating on January 11, 2020.
Since then, FAST has begun FRB detection and recorded the first four non-recurring FRBs in 2020.
According to scientists, more FRB discoveries could provide insight into various astrophysical problems.
2023-10-11 06:04:32
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