The discovery of an intense and short burst of radio waves in space from unknown origins has won three astrophysicists this year’s Shaw Prize in Astronomy, as it may help scientists better probe the universe.

The prize is one of three annual awards by the Shaw Prize Foundation, with the others being life science and medicine and mathematical sciences. Each prize carries a US$1.2 million (HK$9.36 million) award.

The astronomy prize is shared by Matthew Bailes, director of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery, and West Virginia University professors Duncan Lorimer and Maura McLaughlin for their discovery of fast radio bursts.

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