These short electromagnetic pulses resemble birdsong; however, they pose a significant threat to the functioning of ...

In this series, we cover provocative questions in astronomy. This week: the mysterious extragalactic signals known as Fast ...

Just when you think you understand an astrophysical phenomenon, the universe turns around and surprises us,’ says scientist involved ...

Astronomers have detected fast-repeating radio bursts from a distant "dead" galaxy that should not contain the energy to ...

Chorus waves, which affect the safety of astronauts and satellites, have been found in a place where their existence was ...

A mystery "alien" signal from outer space has been tracked down to its source. First discovered in 2007, fast radio bursts, or FRBs, last only a millisecond and can carry an enormous amount of ...

Scientists pinpoint origins of radio bursts and believe it could be magnetic field around collapsed star rather than extraterrestrial life ...

Each burst is slightly different, but the signals often repeat for hours. They are usually detected in areas of space where Earth’s magnetic field resembles that of a giant bar magnet (a dipole ...

Scientists have detected cosmic waves that sound like chirping birds in an unexpected place. These bursts of plasma, called chorus waves, ripple at the same frequency as human hearing.