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Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are brief radio signals lasting just milliseconds. Most FRBs flash only once, while others repeat sporadically. Their sources remain unknown, but binary neutron star systems might be a piece of the puzzle, as proposed in an article in the Astrophysical Journal Letters and summarized on AAS Nova. This illustration shows a binary pulsar consisting of two highly magnetized neutron stars emitting "lighthouse beams" of radiation. [John Rowe Animations]
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