Core Insights - A research team led by the Purple Mountain Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has captured the detailed evolution of the Faraday rotation measure (RM) of a repeating fast radio burst (FRB), providing key observational evidence for the hypothesis that FRBs originate from binary star systems [1][3] Group 1: Research Findings - The team monitored the repeating fast radio burst FRB 20220529 for over two years, concluding that it likely originates from a binary star system [3] - The observed Faraday rotation measure increased by 20 times and then rapidly decreased, indicating the passage of a dense magnetized plasma cloud through the line of sight, consistent with the activity of a companion star in a binary system [3] Group 2: Technological Advancements - The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST) is the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, contributing to various fields such as gravitational wave detection and pulsar searches since its operation [5] - FAST is set to undergo upgrades, including the construction of several medium-sized antennas to form a giant aperture array, enhancing observational sensitivity and addressing the limitations of single-dish telescopes [5]
新华鲜报丨再立新功！“中国天眼”找到快速射电暴起源关键证据
Xin Hua She·2026-01-16 03:32