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CSIRO Australia National Telescope Facility’s radio telescope at Parkes, NSW.
CSIRO Australia National Telescope Facility’s radio telescope at Parkes, NSW.

Mysterious energy burst detected at Parkes radio telescope

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Dr John Reynolds, astronomer at CSIRO's Parkes Observatory, talks about a huge burst of radio energy detected in the distant universe. (3:40)


Astronomers using CSIRO’s Parkes telescope have detected a huge burst of radio energy which appears to have originated at least one-and-a-half billion light-years away.

The five millisecond burst was so bright that at the time it was dismissed as man-made radio interference.

In this podcast interview, Dr Reynolds discusses the burst, how it was found and what it might represent.

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Primary Contact

Dr John Reynolds (BSc PhD)
Parkes Observatory
Astronomy and Space Science
OIC Parkes Observatory
Phone: 61 2 6861 1700 
Fax: 61 02 6861 1730 

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Media and Public Relations
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