Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
LiveScience
LiveScience
Robert Lea

Hubble tracks farthest and most powerful fast radio burst back to 'blob' of 7 galaxies

A Hubble Space Telescope image of the host galaxy of an exceptionally powerful fast radio burst, FRB 20220610A.

The Hubble Space Telescope has tracked the most powerful and farthest burst of radio waves ever seen back to a surprising source:  a "blob" of seven galaxies, some of which may be merging.

The galactic gathering launched out this fast radio burst (FRB) — which in a millisecond released the equivalent of our sun's total emission over 30 years — when the universe was just 5 billion years old.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.