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25 reports · Friday 9 October 2026 · Asia/Singapore

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Webb has identified the host galaxy of the farthest fast radio burst yet detected.

25 reports · 9 Oct

Summary · from headlines6 points
  • Webb helped detect the most distant fast radio burst ever, doubling the previous record.
  • UK astronomers helped reveal the host galaxy of the most distant fast radio burst.
  • An “extraordinary” signal from outer space provided new insight into the early universe.
  • South Africa’s MeerKAT combined with NASA’s Webb to pinpoint the most distant cosmic Fast Radio Burst.
  • The burst was at redshift 2, three billion years after the Big Bang.
  • The signal was described as 10 billion years old.
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