Astronomers pinpoint the most distant fast radio burst ever detected
Astronomers have detected the most distant burst of radio signals ever seen: an explosion that's emitting waves of energy from more than 10 billion light-years away. The event, named FRB 20240304B, is known as a fast radio burst (FRB). Astronomers have detected thousands of FRBs before this. But…
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- Live Science Press · livescience.comJames Webb telescope pinpoints the most distant 'fast radio burst' ever seen, more than 10 billion light-years away
- Space Press · space.comJames Webb Space Telescope helps detect the most distant Fast Radio Burst ever seen — and scientists are surprised by its source
- Phys.org Press · phys.org
- Unexplained Mysteries Genre press · unexplained-mysteries.comDistant radio burst from ancient galaxy is oldest ever detected