Scientists pin down the origins of a fast radio burst – JWEasyTech

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- Researchers have identified the source of a fast radio burst (FRB), a powerful burst of radio waves from space that lasts only a few milliseconds.
- The FRB, known as FRB 20190520B, was traced back to a dwarf galaxy located about 3 billion light-years from Earth, providing insights into the origins of these mysterious cosmic events.
- The discovery suggests that FRBs can arise from young, energetic environments within dwarf galaxies, rather than being exclusively associated with neutron stars or black holes, as previously thought.

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