Fast Radio Burst tracked down by VLA

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Fast Radio Burst tracked down by VLA

For the first time, astronomers pinpointed the location of a fast radio burst (FRB), which is a phenomena where a very strong burst of radio emission occurs. Each FRB lasts approximately 5 milliseconds (one second= 1,000 milliseconds)

Credit: Bill Saxton, NRAO/AUI/NSF; Hubble Legacy Archive, ESA, NASA

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