What Causes Fast Radio Bursts

A rapid radio burst appears on the cosmic screen as an incredibly quick blip. They may just last a millisecond or two and come from a location outside of our galaxy. They are radio pulses with an enigmatic origin that are puzzling from a scientific perspective. As much energy as the sun will emit over several days can be produced in a single burst that lasts less than a millisecond.

About 1,000 of these bursts have been seen by scientists in the past 20 years. Due to their incredible speed, only 15 have been identified in the galaxy they originated from. Though tracing them to a galaxy may seem amazing, keep in mind that a galaxy is enormous. We have no notion where or why these strong bursts come from because we haven't advanced. According to a widely accepted notion, magnetars—the extremely magnetic carcasses of dead stars—might be to blame for the burst. But for the time being, that is only a theory.