Fast Radio Bursts

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  October 19, 2023Black Holes, Fast Radio Bursts, MeerKAT, Observatories, Pulsars, Radio Astronomy, SKA, Space Science, Stars, Telescopes, Uncategorized

  Episode 66: Meertime Mysteries – Pulsars and Prizes

  In this new exciting episode Professor Matthew Bailes returns to discuss his recent work on Pulsars as well as his thoughts and feelings on winning the 2023 Shaw Prize for the discovery of Fast Radio Bursts.

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  September 13, 2021Fast Radio Bursts, MeerKAT, Pulsars, Telescopes

  Episode 40: The mystery of the Fast Radio Burst

  This episode we speak with Dr Marisa Geyer. She is a pulsar astronomer and Commissioning Scientist at the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) in Cape Town, South Africa. MeerKAT telescope. She also explains her research on pulsars and mysterious Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs). We don't yet know what causes FRBs, but Marisa reveals some enticing clues!