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**Cosmic Fast Bursts**
January 28, 2025
The first trial of an Australian-developed technology has detected mysterious objects by sifting through signals from space like sand on a beach.
“That’s the equivalent of sifting through a whole beach of sand to look for a single five-cent coin every minute,”
“We’re also detecting long-period transients, which remain mysterious objects within our galaxy. Both fast radio bursts and these transients were first discovered in Australia, so it is great that we’re continuing the path of discovery with this impressive technology,” Dr Wang said.
[1] more than expected
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Australian innovation ‘sifts’ space for mysteries - ICRAR
The first trial of an Australian-developed technology has detected mysterious objects by sifting through signals from space like sand on a beach. Astronomers and engineers at CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, developed the specialised system, CRACO, for their ASKAP radio telescope to rapidly detect mysterious fast radio bursts and other space phenomena. The new technology […]