/newsroom/taxonomy/term/2009/all en /newsroom/channels/news/repeating-fast-radio-burst-extreme-environment-283756 <p>New detections of radio waves from a repeating fast radio burst have revealed an astonishingly potent magnetic field in the source’s environment, indicating that it is situated near a massive black hole or within a nebula of unprecedented power.</p> <p><span>The findings by an international team of astronomers, including Victoria Kaspi and Shriharsh Tendulkar of ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ University, appear in the January 11 edition of <em>Nature</em> and are highlighted on the cover of the journal.</span></p> Tue, 09 Jan 2018 21:23:56 +0000 christopher.chipello@mcgill.ca 32822 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/homing-source-mysterious-cosmic-radio-bursts-264901 <p>Astronomers have pinpointed for the first time the home galaxy of a Fast Radio Burst, moving scientists a step closer to detecting what causes these powerful but fleeting pulses of radio waves. FRBs, which last just a few thousandths of a second, have puzzled astrophysicists since their discovery a decade ago.</p> Tue, 03 Jan 2017 17:25:53 +0000 christopher.chipello@mcgill.ca 26520 at /newsroom