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Robert Lea

Astronomers discover record haul of 25 new repeating 'fast radio bursts'

An artist's impression of a fast radio burst (FRB) reaching Earth, with colors signifying different wavelengths.

Astronomers have doubled the known number of repeating rapid bursts of powerful radiation emanating from distant galaxies outside the Milky Way. 

These blasts, known as fast radio bursts (FRBs), are so powerful they can outshine the entire galaxy from which they emerge. But despite this incredible power, the origins of FRBs are mysterious. 

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