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The Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment, also known as CHIME, said it picked up a low-frequency fast radio burst on July 25.
Fast radio bursts (FRB) are intense bursts of radio emissions that last mere milliseconds. While rare, the exact origin of these bursts remain unknown.
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| A graphic depicting the low frequency wavelength heard by CHIME researchers. (CHIME/FRB Collaboration) |
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Aside from being able to document FRBB次元官网网址檚, scientists and researchers have very little information about them since being first discovered in 2007.
Some people speculate that they come from black holes, some say alien civilizations and others attribute an exploding star.
With files from The Canadian Press
ashley.wadhwani@bpdigital.ca
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