James Webb Space Telescope and MeerKAT Pinpoint Host Galaxy of Farthest Fast Radio Burst

Astronomers utilizing NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and the MeerKAT telescope have identified the host galaxy of the most distant fast radio burst (FRB) ever observed, FRB 20240304B. The host galaxy has a cosmological redshift of 2.148, indicating the burst occurred just 3 billion years after the Big Bang. Surprisingly, this host galaxy is a dwarf galaxy, approximately 1,000 times less massive than typically expected for FRB host galaxies, offering new insights into the origins of these enigmatic cosmic flashes.