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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.

Ars Technica · 11h

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.

Science Daily · 1d

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.

SciTech Daily · 1d

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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Mysterious spiral galaxy jet puzzles astronomers: 'At first, I thought I completely messed up'

"At first, I thought I completely messed up during our research," Olivia Achenbach of the United States Naval Academy told ...

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The Cosmic Spectacle of January 2025: Planetary Alignment in the Elliptical Plane

Venus, Mars, Mercury, and Jupiter will align within the elliptical plane, offering a striking celestial display. This rare ...

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Jupiter will be at its biggest and brightest this weekend. Here’s how to see it

This happens because, although Earth and Jupiter both have orbits around the sun that are almost circular, they are not perfectly circular. Both orbits are slightly oval shaped, called elliptical ...

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A planet thrice the size of Jupiter discovered due to its 'strange orbit'

Astronomers at California Planet Search have found a new planet that's three times the size of Jupiter in the outer ... HR 5138 b has an elliptical orbit that isn't equidistant from its star ...

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Milky Way

Included in the image are (from top to bottom) Jupiter, Saturn ... It is also called the “Cigar Galaxy” because of the elliptical shape produced by the oblique tilt of its starry disk relative ...

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A Giant Object May Have Warped Our Solar System, Study Reveals

New research suggests that a massive, unidentified object might have passed through our Solar System billions of years ago, ...

How to Watch the Rare Planet Parade Twinkle Across the Night Sky

Six planets are lining up in a row from our Earthly view of the cosmos, in a spectacle that'll be visible in January through ...

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