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Astronomers Identify Brightest Fast Radio Burst Yet

8/31/2025

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Astronomers identified the brightest fast radio burst, RBFLOAT, from the galaxy NGC 4141, located 130 million light-years away.
The CHIME telescope and its Outriggers accurately determined the burst's origin.
Subsequent observations found a faint infrared source, potentially connected to the burst, indicating possible magnetar involvement.
RBFLOAT is the first non-repeating fast radio burst to be precisely localized.

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Astronomers identified the brightest fast radio burst, RBFLOAT, from the galaxy NGC 4141, located 130 million light-years away.
The CHIME telescope and its Outriggers accurately determined the burst's origin.
Subsequent observations found a faint infrared source, potentially connected to the burst, indicating possible magnetar involvement.
RBFLOAT is the first non-repeating fast radio burst to be precisely localized.