
Space & Physics
Flashes in the Night: The Mystery of Fast Radio Bursts
Astronomers are racing to figure out what causes powerful bursts of radio light in the distant cosmos
Duncan Lorimer is a professor of physics and astronomy at West Virginia University's Center for Gravitational Waves and Cosmology. His research interests are primarily focused on the demographics of pulsars and fast radio bursts. Credit: Nick Higgins
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