An origin scenario for a fast radio burst.

These studies will also reveal whether there is only a single FRB population, or if there are different FRB progenitors with various formation channels. INSIGHTS ASTRONOMY In just a tiny fraction of a second, a fast radio burst (FRB) in the distant cosmos can emit as much energy as the Sun does in several days. The 16.3-day periodicity observed in FRB 20180916B may also support a binary interaction model for repeating FRBs (11). [Extracted from the article]