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This Fast Radio Burst Definitely Came From a Neutron Star

Since the first fast radio burst (FRB) was discovered in 2007, astronomers have been puzzling over their source. These bright radio flashes come from seemingly random directions across the universe. Finally, astronomers have pinned down one FRB to a specific neutron star in a galaxy about 200 light-years away. The FRB was unleashed from a region within 10,000 km of the neutron star and probably emerged from its magnetosphere.

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