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Looking Skyward: A Cosmic Mystery Solved

CAI | By John Basile
Published June 22, 2020 at 2:04 PM EDT
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ASKAP measures the delay between the wavelengths of the FRB, allowing astronomers to calculate the density of the missing matter.
ICRAR and CSIRO/Alex Cherney

In this edition of Looking Skyward Dr. Regina Jorgenson discusses the discovery of missing matter and a rare sighting in the sky. (Note, the incident referred to took place early on the morning of Friday, June 19, 2020.)

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John Basile
John Basile is the local host of All Things Considered weekday afternoons and a reporter.
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