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.
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.
Dead galaxy sends 22 powerful radio bursts, defying scientific explanation
In a nutshell Astronomers have discovered repeated radio burst signals coming from an unprecedented location – 40,000 light-years away from the center of an ancient, inactive galaxy located 2 billion light-years from Earth.
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.
Mysterious Space Signal Traced Across the Universe to an Ancient Dead Galaxy
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