1st fast radio burst traced to old, dead, elliptical galaxy

First fast radio burst traced to old, dead, elliptical galaxy
For the first time, astronomers have traced a fast radio burst (FRB) to the outskirts of an ancient, dead, elliptical galaxy—an unprecedented home for a phenomenon previously associated with much younger galaxies.
Fast radio burst in long-dead galaxy puzzles astronomers
Astronomers have observed over a thousand of them to date; some come from sources that repeatedly emit FRBs, while others seem to burst once and go silent. You can produce this sort of sudden surge of energy by destroying something.
Dead galaxy sends 22 powerful radio bursts, defying scientific explanation
In a nutshell Astronomers have discovered repeated radio burst signals coming from an unprecedented location – 40,000 light-years away from the center of an ancient, inactive galaxy located 2 billion light-years from Earth.
Astronomers thought they understood fast radio bursts: A recent one calls that into question
Fast radio bursts are mysterious and brief flashes of radio emissions that were thought to be produced by magnetars, highly magnetized rotating neutron stars. Yet magnetars appear primarily in young star clusters.
Mysterious Space Signal Traced Across the Universe to an Ancient Dead Galaxy
Astronomers have traced a mysterious fast radio burst to an unexpected place — an ancient, massive galaxy far removed from active star formation. This revelation shakes up the conventional wisdom that such cosmic phenomena exclusively arise from younger,
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Mars opposition 2025: How to see the Red Planet at its biggest and brightest
There is an official date for the opposition of Mars, but that's not the only night to observe it. The Red Planet will actually be brighter three days earlier, when it's closer to Earth (a ...
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Catalogue of the Cosmos
It lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter ... Dwarf galaxy—The smallest and most common kind of galaxy. Elliptical galaxy—A galaxy that appears round or elliptical and lacks a disk ...