Fast radio bursts from space have baffled scientists for years

Re:Fast radio bursts from space have baffled scientists for ... by rpmisms on Thursday September 12, 2019 @11:56AM (#20952955)

I really really hope it's aliens. I want to be alive for that discovery.

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Re:Fast radio bursts from space have baffled scientists for ... by AnIdiotOnTheNet on Thursday September 12, 2019 @01:02PM (#20953776)

Me too, but in the same way that I hope someone invents a drug that lets me eat whatever I want and not gain weight. The probability of actually seeing such a thing in our lifetime is infinitesimal.

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Re:Fast radio bursts from space have baffled scientists for ... by tiku on Thursday September 12, 2019 @12:13PM (#20953200)

Just wait until the 20th of september

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Re:Fast radio bursts from space have baffled scientists for ... by waterheater on Thursday September 12, 2019 @12:56PM (#20953704)

out of curiousity...why the 20th?

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Re:Fast radio bursts from space have baffled scientists for ... by dsfyu404ed on Thursday September 12, 2019 @12:57PM (#20953717)

It's a joke about the Area 51 memes that have gone viral

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Re:Fast radio bursts from space have baffled scientists for ... by waterheater on Thursday September 12, 2019 @01:00PM (#20953760)

oh yeah, that. Didn't see any info about it, so i figured it had already passed.

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Re:Fast radio bursts from space have baffled scientists for ... by ggggtez on Thursday September 12, 2019 @01:25PM (#20954011)

FRBs are almost certainly just a natural occurrence.

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