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 ...
These FRBs, named FRB 20240209A, are located outside of the massive ancient elliptical galaxy it is associated with that only contains old and dead stars, Shah said. Using the James Webb Space ...
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First fast radio burst traced to old, dead, elliptical galaxyBut, while most FRBs originate well within their galaxies, the team traced FRB 20240209A to the outskirts of its home—130,000 lightyears from the galaxy's center where few other stars exist.
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