JWST Locates Most Distant Fast Radio Burst Host Galaxy

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Published: 2026-10-10
Category: science
Source: Mashable
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The James Webb Space Telescope has identified the host galaxy of FRB 20240304B, the most distant fast radio burst detected, traveling over 10 billion years. Published in Science, this discovery indicates that these enigmatic bursts can originate from small, actively star-forming dwarf galaxies, revising prior assumptions about their cosmic origins.

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