Astronomers have just discovered an 8 billion-year-old radio signal

Harry Fletcher
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An eight billion-year-old radio signal containing extreme levels of energy has been discovered by astronomers.

According to the journal Science, a “fast radio burst” was recorded as lasting for just a millisecond.

The radio-frequency electromagnetic radiation was identified as FRB 20220610A, and it contained a truly staggering level of energy – releasing the same amount that the sun releases in 30 years.

As CNN reports, the true nature of these blasts can often be hard to determine, given that they last for such a short length of time.

It is believed, however, that they result from galaxies merging to create new stars.

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