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Webb telescope spots most distant fast radio burst ever
Original: James Webb telescope pinpoints the most distant 'fast radio burst' ever seen, more than doubling the previous record
The James Webb Space Telescope has pinpointed the most distant fast radio burst ever detected, a fleeting blast of radio waves from the early universe that more than doubles the previous record. Fast radio bursts are millisecond-long signals, some originating billions of light-years away, and their origins remain one of astronomy's biggest puzzles. Astronomers say the discovery offers a rare chance to study matter in the distant cosmos.
Why now: The record-shattering detection of a mysterious cosmic signal is newly published and drawing wide attention in science news.
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- James Webb telescope pinpoints the most distant 'fast radio burst' ever seen, more than doubling the previous record · Live Science
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