Scientists Think They've , Identified the Origin of a Mysterious , Radio Signal from Space.<br />'Vice' reports that scientists have <br />been aware of strange radio signals <br />from space for over a decade.<br />Dozens of fast radio bursts (FRBs) <br />have been detected, yet their origins, remain a mystery.<br />Scientists at Nanjing University in China believe <br />they may have identified the source of an enigmatic <br />FRB first detected in November of 2020.<br />The repeating burst has helped <br />scientists trace the signal's origin to <br />a galaxy some 1.3 billion miles from Earth.<br />Images of the FRB were captured <br />by China's Five-hundred Aperture <br />Spherical radio Telescope (FAST).<br />The observations revealed a magnetar, a highly-magnetic type of dense dead star, and a Be star, an extremely hot and rapidly spinning type of star. .<br />The observations revealed a magnetar, a highly-magnetic type of dense dead star, and a Be star, an extremely hot and rapidly spinning type of star. .<br />We propose that FRB 20201124A <br />is produced by a magnetar residing <br />in a binary system with a Be star <br />companion with a disk, Fayin Wang, Astronomer at Nanjing <br />University in China, via 'Motherboard'.<br />The interaction between radio bursts <br />and the disk of Be star can naturally <br />explain the observed unusual <br />characteristics of FRB 20201124A, Fayin Wang, Astronomer at Nanjing <br />University in China, via 'Motherboard'.<br />'Vice' reports that the study of FRBs can <br />help solve a number of cosmic mysteries, <br />including the universe's rate of expansion.<br />A study detailing the team's findings was published on September 21 in 'Nature Communications.'
