Fast Radio Burst Reaching Earth (IMAGE)

University of British Columbia

Fast Radio Burst Reaching Earth

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This is an artist impression of a Fast Radio Burst reaching Earth. The colors represent the burst arriving at different radio wavelengths, with long wavelengths (red) arriving seconds after short wavelengths (blue).

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Jingchuan Yu, Beijing Planetarium.

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