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An artist’s impression of a quick radio burst( FRB) reaching Earth, with colors representing various wavelengths. (Image credit: Jingchuan Yu, Beijing Planetarium)
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Astronomers have actually spotted the most far-off burst of radio signals ever seen: a surge that’s discharging waves of energy from more than 10 billion light-years away.
The occasion, called FRB 20240304B, is called a quick radio burst(FRB). Astronomers have actually found countless FRBs before this. Since these occasions last just milliseconds, they are incredibly tough to study and their origin stories stay uncertain.
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Elizabeth Howell was personnel press reporter at Space.com in between 2022 and 2024 and a routine factor to Live Science and Space.com in between 2012 and 2022. Elizabeth’s reporting consists of numerous exclusives with the White House, speaking numerous times with the International Space Station, seeing 5 human spaceflight launches on 2 continents, flying parabolic, working inside a spacesuit, and taking part in a simulated Mars objective. Her newest book, “Why Am I Taller?” (ECW Press, 2022) is co-written with astronaut Dave Williams.
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