Repeating Fast Radio Burst Traced to Outskirts of Quiescent Elliptical Galaxy

Repeating Fast Radio Burst Traced to Outskirts of Quiescent Elliptical Galaxy
Gemini image showing the host galaxy of FRB 20240209A (cyan crosshairs) and the localization ellipses. Image credit: Shah et al., doi: 10.3847/2041-8213/ad9ddc.

The source of the newly-detected fast radio burst, FRB 20240209A, is in the distant outskirts of an ancient elliptical galaxy, which is located 2 billion light-years from Earth and has a mass of more than 100 billion solar masses.

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 The source of the newly-detected fast radio burst, FRB 20240209A, is in the distant outskirts of an ancient elliptical galaxy, which is located 2 billion light-years from Earth and has a mass of more than 100 billion solar masses.
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