Unsolved Mystery in Physics: Fast Radio Bursts
- Episode aired Oct 24, 2018
- 11m
As of this release 'fast radio bursts' are one of the latest mysteries in cosmology. It is expected these high energy, millisecond long radio pulses are associated with events on compact, hi... Read allAs of this release 'fast radio bursts' are one of the latest mysteries in cosmology. It is expected these high energy, millisecond long radio pulses are associated with events on compact, highly magnetized objects such as magentars or the MIlky Way's central black hole. Relativel... Read allAs of this release 'fast radio bursts' are one of the latest mysteries in cosmology. It is expected these high energy, millisecond long radio pulses are associated with events on compact, highly magnetized objects such as magentars or the MIlky Way's central black hole. Relatively few are know at present though archival searches are expanding the pool greatly.