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Jansky VLA — The dishes of the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array in New Mexico are seen making the first precision localization of a fast radio burst, and thereby pointing the way to the host galaxy of FRB121102. Credit: Danielle Futselaar (www.artsource.nl)

WVU helps find origins of mysterious, ultra-powerful bursts in space

Fast radio bursts, brilliant and intense flashes of energy that blaze for a millisecond and then disappear, have puzzled scientists for years, but West Virginia University astronomers are helping to find the celestial bread crumbs that will help lead scientists to answers about this mysterious phenomenon.

Amateur Radio Club — Jessica Liu, William Howard and Oliver Wiegand, WVU Amateur Radio Club, are part of a team that will contact the International Space Station.

WVU team selected for contact with crew aboard the International Space Station

A proposal submitted by a collaborative team of student organizations from the Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University was one of only 11 selected to advance to the next stage of the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station or ARISS program.