MIT scientists have pinpointed the origin of a quick radio burst (FRB) to inside 10,000 kilometers of a neutron star, settling a long-standing debate about these cosmic phenomena. Using a novel approach analyzing sign scintillation, researchers decided that FRB 20221022A, detected in 2022 from a galaxy 200 million light-years away, emerged from the star’s turbulent magnetosphere relatively than from a distant shockwave.
The findings, printed in Nature, present the primary conclusive proof that FRBs can originate within the excessive magnetic surroundings instantly surrounding these ultra-compact objects.
