"Unveiling the Origin of the Brightest Fast Radio Burst and Its Interstellar Impact"
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The Hubble Space Telescope has identified the source of the brightest fast radio burst (FRB) ever observed as a group of ancient galaxies in the process of merging, challenging previous assumptions that FRBs originate from single galaxies closer to Earth. The FRB, detected on June 10, 2022, was found to have originated from a region containing seven galaxies about five billion years old. This discovery has prompted astronomers to continue their search for the origins of FRBs, with hopes for breakthroughs from new, more powerful radio telescopes in the future.
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