Phenomenon
Radio Transient
Any short-lived burst of radio emission.
Catch-all class for radio sources that brighten and fade rapidly, from flare stars to tidal disruption events.
Overview
Catch-all class for radio sources that brighten and fade rapidly, from flare stars to tidal disruption events.
See also
X-ray Nova
A short-lived X-ray binary outburst.
Dwarf Nova
A milder, repeating outburst in a close binary.
Soft Gamma Repeater
A magnetar emitting repeating soft gamma bursts.
Fast Radio Burst
A millisecond pulse of radio waves from extragalactic distance.
Repeating Fast Radio Burst
An FRB source that bursts again and again.
Cataclysmic Variable
A binary with sudden outbursts.