"Breakthrough Discovery: Fast Radio Bursts Travel Eight Billion Years"

Astronomers have discovered the oldest and most powerful fast radio burst (FRB) ever observed, originating from deep space eight billion years ago. The burst, which lasted only milliseconds, contained as much energy as the sun emits in 30 years. FRBs provide valuable insights into the intergalactic medium and the evolution of the universe. The researchers used the Australian Square Kilometer Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) and the Very Large Telescope in Chile to determine the source galaxy and study the dispersion of intergalactic particles.