UPDATE: The Sounds of Space | FRB 121102 & Interview

For anyone mildly interested in Astronomy, Physics, or the universe in general, chances are that you’ve seen the words fast radio burst appearing in recent news at a frequency rivalling even that of our ever-dominating political circus. For anyone not following these headlines; one particular radio burst, FRB 121102, originally thought to be merely a high-energy explosion of an astronomical object, has now not only been pinpointed … Continue reading UPDATE: The Sounds of Space | FRB 121102 & Interview

The Sounds of Space | FRB 121102

Fast Radio Bursts (or FRBs) have been piquing the interest of scientists and UFOlogists alike since the first observed signal in 2007 due to their extragalactic and otherwise unknown origin. While initially discovered through archived data dating back to 2001, we’ve now begun actively monitoring (via SETI – Breakthrough Initiative and others) for these bursts and despite mostly limited success, the first live signal (FRB 150418) … Continue reading The Sounds of Space | FRB 121102