Scientists have presented new evidence that a magnetar within the Milky Way was the source of a strange fast radio burst recorded in April.

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It released an incredible amount of energy in just milliseconds — and we still don't know why.

Astronomers Pinpoint Source of Mysterious Radio Burst Signal

In late April, the international team observed a massively bright outburst of X-rays and radio waves. They traced it back to a magnetar in the Milky Way.

Shine So Bright

Well, that was surprising.

A Dead Star Gave Off Something Scientists Have Never Seen Before

A team of astronomers have discovered a "fast radio burst" (FRB) signal, mysterious flashes of millisecond wave energy, that repeats itself every 157 days

Galactic Dance Party

Scientists can't explain these mysterious signals from space — but they're trying.

Astronomers Record Signal Coming From Deep Space Every 157 Days

For the first time, astronomers just detected a fast radio burst (FRB), mysterious millisecond-wave bursts of radio waves, within our own galaxy.

"Something like this has never been seen before."

Scientists Detect Powerful Radio Burst Coming From Our Own Galaxy

“The likelihood of ET being involved in this source is low, but the source is nevertheless very mysterious..."

Astronomers Detect a Storm of Deep-Space Radio Bursts

These signals can generate as much energy as 500 million suns.

Powerful Radio Signals Are Coming From a Galaxy Three Billion Light-Years Away

The detection of gamma rays accompanying these radio waves is a first.

Mysterious Radio Signals May Be 1 Billion Times More Energetic Than We Thought

And it could reveal the large-scale structure of the universe.

Mysterious Signals: Scientists Detected the Brightest Burst of Fast Radio Waves to Date