Title:
A fast radio burst in our own Galaxy
Author:
Amanda Weltman & Anthony Walters
[Both from the High Energy Physics, Cosmology and Astrophysics Theory Group, Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, University of Cape Town, South Africa]
Published:
Nature, 4 November 2020
From the article:
The origins of millisecond-long bursts of radio emissions, known as fast radio bursts, from beyond our Galaxy have been enigmatic. The detection of one such burst from a Galactic source helps to constrain the theories.