Scientists discover steady Radio Bursts in 16-day cycles from deep outer space

Scientists for first time have discovered fast radio signals from outer that is beating at a steady 16-day cycle. Reports have indicated that signal is coming from outskirts of a distant galaxy. It is being estimated that galaxy is 500 million lightyears away.

An important clue

While detection of Fast Radio Burts (FRB) are rare, y have occurred in past but this will be first instance that scientists have discovered se signals in steady periodic bursts. This discovery could be a major step forward in discovering origin of se signals. 

FRB was first discovered back in 2007. It is believed that powerful radio bursts are produced by energetic sources but scientists are unsure about ir source. FRB's can be of two types, y can eir be one-offs or what is kwn in scientific community as 'repeaters'.  One-offs appear only once but repeaters emit multiple flashed to Earth.

Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment Fast Radio Burst Project (CHIME/FRB) was first group to detect 16-day cycle FRB in 2018. From September 2018 to October 2019 team used a CHIME radio telescope in British Columbia to keep tabs of FRB y designated FRB 180916.J0158+65.

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According to ir paper published in later January, cyclic FRB y detected was first of its kind and y considered it to be an important clue in future identification of source of sound.

Scientists in past have suggested that flares from highly magnetized neutron stars, called magnetars, might be source of some FRBs but magnetars tend to rotate every few seconds meaning that it would be impossible for m to make a 16-day cycle burst.

mystery of Fast Radio Bursts have baffled scientists for over a decade but discovery of a clear tempo and pattern from se sources provides a significant lead for scientists to follow.

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