Tag: fast radio burst

  • First Fast Radio Burst Traced to Old, Dead, Elliptical Galaxy

    First Fast Radio Burst Traced to Old, Dead, Elliptical Galaxy

    Maunakea, Hawaiʻi — 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. Detailed in two complementary studies led by Northwestern University and McGill University, the discovery shatters assumptions that FRBs solely…