Canadian astronomers have reportedly discovered a repetitive radio signal some 2.5 billion light-years away from Earth — only the second example known to mankind. A telescope in British Columbia, otherwise known as Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME), detected 13 pulses — or fast radio bursts (FRBs) — in July and August, according to a Monday report from Nature, a British scientific journal. Before they were spotted over the summer, astronomers reportedly found between 50 and 60 examples of the radio bursts. The CHIME telescope found, as phrased by Nature.com, "the second known FRB that repeats, meaning that the radio flashes re-appear at the same point in the sky." "Until now, there was only one known repeating FRB.," astronomer Ingrid Stairs, also a member of the CHIME team, said.

Source: Fox News January 10, 2019 02:03 UTC