An Unknown Deep-Space Signal Reaches Humanity, It Lasted Just 10 Seconds ...

Scientists have captured “chorus waves” in Earth’s magnetic field—electromagnetic signals that sound like whistling or birdsong when converted to audio. Detected at altitudes up to 100,000 meters, ...

A "crowdsourced" project in which home computer users were enlisted to help analyze radio signals from space is ending after ...

Astronomers at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), working with international collaborators, have made a striking discovery involving a previously unknown type of cosmic ...

An international team including Cornell researcher Jake Turner has developed a novel analysis method capable of uncovering ...

Cosmic radio pulses repeating every few minutes or hours, known as long-period transients, have puzzled astronomers since their discovery in 2022. Our new study, published in Nature Astronomy today, ...

Long-term observations reveal that at least some fast radio bursts are linked to magnetars orbiting companion stars.

As humans began to explore outer space in the latter half of the 20th century, radio waves proved a powerful tool. Scientists could send out radio waves to communicate with satellites, rockets and ...

An impulsive X4.2 solar flare sparked strong radio blackouts across Africa and Europe as the giant sunspot continues to rage.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Gabriela Radulescu, Smithsonian Institution (THE CONVERSATION) As humans began to ...