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Webb telescope pinpoints source of farthest fast radio burst

Original: Webb telescope detects galaxy origin of the farthest fast radio burst we've seen to date Astronomers used the Webb teles

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have identified the galaxy that produced the most distant fast radio burst ever detected. The observation marks a milestone in the study of these mysterious, millisecond-long radio flashes, allowing scientists to trace one back to its galactic origin for the first time at such an extreme distance. Researchers hope the finding will help explain what cosmic events generate the bursts.

Why now: The identification of the origin of the most distant fast radio burst yet observed is a notable astronomy milestone.

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