Astronomers track record-breaking radio flash across 130 million light-years
2025-08-30
An international team of scientists, including Northwestern University astrophysicists, has spotted one of the brightest fast radio bursts (FRBs) ever recorded — and pinpointed its location with unprecedented precision. The millisecond-long blast — nicknamed RBFLOAT (short for “radio-brightest flash of all time” and, yes, a nod to “root beer float”)Continue Reading