Mysterious radio signal traveled more than 10 billion years before reaching Earth
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“Astronomers have detected a fast radio burst that traveled for over 10 billion years from a tiny, young galaxy. The discovery suggests that magnetars may be responsible for these brief, powerful cosmic flashes.”
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