Did a Microwave Oven Cause Fast Radio Bursts? No. A microwave oven at Australia’s Parkes Observatory produced look‑alike signals called perytons when its door was opened mid cycle, but it did not cause fast radio bursts. Fast radio bursts are genuine astrophysical events discovered in 2007 and now detected by the hundreds across multiple telescopes, with strong evidence linking at least some of them to magnetars, highly magnetized neutron stars.

Remember the ‘microwave made FRBs’ buzz? Here’s the real story: Parkes saw perytons from an oven door, but true fast radio bursts are astrophysical. Want the juicy details? #FastRadioBursts #MicrowaveOvenInterference #ParkesObservatory #Perytons #RadioAstronomy