A strange bright burst in space baffled astronomers for more than a year. Now, they’ve solved the mystery
The Conversation, Other, 27/06/2025, William James
Around midday on June 13 last year, my colleagues and I were scanning the skies when we thought we had discovered a strange and exciting new object in space. Using a huge radio telescope, we spotted a blindingly fast flash of radio waves that appeared to be coming from somewhere inside our galaxy. After a year of research and analysis, we have finally pinned down the source of the signal – and it was even closer to home than we had ever expected. [CSIRO’s ASKAP radio telescope on Wajarri Country].