China's 'Sky Eye' Telescope Uncovers Binary Source of Fast Radio Bursts

• Astronomers using China's FAST telescope and Australia's Parkes telescope have found a major clue about Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs).
• A repeating FRB, FRB 220529A, located 2.5 billion light-years away, is part of a binary system, likely involving a magnetar and a companion star.
• The discovery was made by monitoring FRB 220529A for 17 months, detecting an RM flare caused by plasma from a companion star.
• This interaction between a magnetar and a companion star is believed to produce the bursts of energy and unique signal patterns.
• The research sheds light on the origins of FRBs, a cosmic phenomenon that has puzzled scientists for over a decade.

Why It Matters: China's 'Sky Eye' telescope reveals that Fast Radio Bursts originate from binary star systems.