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New unusual and repeating fast radio burst detected 3 billion light-years away

The cosmic object is distinctive compared to other radio burst detections in recent years, according to new research. Fast Radio Bursts, or FRBs, are millisecond-long bursts of radio waves in space. Individual radio bursts transmit once and do not repeat. But repeating fast radio bursts are known to send short, energetic radio waves multiple times. …

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Hunga Tonga Erupts

The massive eruption of the Hunga volcano created an atmospheric pulse that caused an unusual tsunami-like disturbance

This looping video shows a series of GOES-17 satellite images that captured an umbrella cloud generated by the submarine eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano on January 15, 2022. Arcing shock waves shaped of crescent and many flashes are also visible. Credit: NASA Earth Observatory image by Joshua Stevens using GOES imagery courtesy of …

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