Dark Matter Clue: Strange Radio Bursts Finally Reveal Host Galaxy

For the first time, scientists have determined the location and distance of a strange and powerful explosion known as a fast radio burst, a finding that allows them to refine models of dark matter. Thanks to a new observing program that allows for fast identification and follow-up of these blazes, scientists were able to identify the host galaxy for one of the fast radio bursts, known as FRBs, and use it to begin to unravel another puzzle as well — dark matter. Keane, who is project scientist at the Square Kilometer Array Organization, led a team of international astronomers that tracked down the location of one of these mysterious bursts and used it to measure the amount of dark matter lying between it and the solar system.

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