Fast radio burst spotted from within Milky Way, NASA says

For the first time, a fast radio burst — a mysterious, fleeting burst of astronomical radio waves — has been identified from within the Milky Way, NASA said Wednesday. The fleeting signal flash stemmed from a magnetar, a type of neutron star, and turned up in late April, according to NASA. The new burst could potentially help unravel solar secrets. Chris Bochenek, a doctoral student at the California Institute of Technology who studies astrophysics, said the discovery could help explain the way that fast radio bursts originate. “While there may still be exciting twists in the story of FRBs in the future, for me, right now, I think it’s fair to say that most FRBs come from magnetars until proven otherwise," he said in a statement. Fast radio bursts were first discovered in 2007. They last for just milliseconds.