Blob-like home of farthest-known fast radio burst is collection of seven galaxies

Evanston IL (SPX) Jan 10, 2024

In summer 2022, astronomers detected the most powerful fast radio burst (FRB) ever observed. And coming from a location that dates halfway back to the Big Bang, it also was the farthest known FRB spotted to date. Now, astronomers led by Northwestern University have pinpointed the extraordinary object's birthplace - and it's rather curious, indeed. Using images from NASA's Hubble Space Tele