For the first time, astronomers have traced a fast radio burst (FRB) to the outskirts of an ancient, dead, elliptical galaxy—an unprecedented home for a phenomenon previously associated with ...

These FRBs, named FRB 20240209A, are located outside of the massive ancient elliptical galaxy it is associated with that only contains old and dead stars, Shah said. Using the James Webb Space ...

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A repeating burst discovered last year has been pinpointed to the distant outskirts of an old but massive elliptical galaxy where, theoretically, such stars would long since have disappeared.

She noted, however, that the other FRB originating in a globular cluster was associated with a live galaxy, not an old elliptical in which star formation ceased billions of years ago. "It's clear ...

Although FRB 20240209A occurred in an elliptical galaxy, the two events share several other similarities. "A few years ago, the M81 FRB was surprisingly discovered within a dense cluster of stars ...

The signal has been linked to the outskirts of an ancient, dead, elliptical galaxy. This presents an unprecedented home for a phenomenon previously associated with much younger galaxies.