Parkes Observatory records brightest fast radio burst ever

Researchers working at the Parkes Observatory in Australia have reported that they have recorded the brightest fast radio burst (FRB) ever. The team says that the FRB had a high signal-to-noise ratio with an “orientation not very favorable for a detection of any gamma ray transient with INTEGRAL all-sky detectors.” An FRB is a millisecond burst of radio waves that … Continue reading