Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are some of the universe’s most mysterious signals — immense flashes of radio waves that last only milliseconds but can outshine every other radio source in their galaxy.

An artist's rendition of CHIME and its Outriggers across North America localizing the radio burst. Daniëlle Futselaar / MMT Observatory In March, astronomers detected a quick, powerful burst of radio ...

In March, astronomers detected a quick, powerful burst of radio energy that lit up in the sky for only a fraction of a second. Now, an international team of scientists has determined its origin with ...