Fast Radio Burst

Many scientists and astrophysicists are studying a particular FRB (Fast Radio Bursts) which are coming from a very small galaxy over 3 billion light years away.  This FRB known as 121102 was discovered in 2012.  It has been studied by the Max Planck Institute in Germany as well as at many observatories around the world.  This is a very strange FRB in that it is a repeater.  These FRB's are not known to be repeating as this one is doing.  Many are wondering why and how this is occurring especially on regular intervals.

Here is what many have summed up about this FRB.  "But some of the authors also cautioned that the repeating nature of FRB 121102 could indicate that it is somehow physically different than other known FRB's. FRB 121102 is not alone. The researchers also found a persistent source of radio waves in the same area of the sky, and the evidence suggests that both sources of radio waves are connected somehow; they either arose from the same source or are linked in some other way, the researchers said. The results of these studies will appear in three separate papers on Jan. 5 — one in the journal Nature and two in The Astrophysical Journal Letters."  This subject will continue to be studied in the years to come to try and come up with a feasible idea as to why this is occurring.

Dr. Mike Moon PhD.