Astronomy - Blasts from the radio heavens

被引:14
作者
Kulkarni, SR [1 ]
Phinney, ES [1 ]
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[1] CALTECH, Div Phys Math & Astron, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA
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10.1038/434028a
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
There is no coherent explanation for newly observed salvos of radio waves emanating from a direction near the Galactic Centre. Are they from a new type of stellar object? The search is on for similar radio emitters.
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