This is the first fast radio burst known to have a steady beat
A blast of radio waves from deep space appears to be on a 16-day cycle
![CHIME radio telescope](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/020620_cc_frb_feat.jpg?fit=1028%2C579&ssl=1)
The CHIME radio telescope in British Columbia (pictured) found that a repeating source of radio waves from deep space has a brief window of activity about every 16 days.
CHIME Collaboration