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Astronomers detect a radio burst more than 10 billion years old

The Guardian reports scientists detected the burst with South Africa’s MeerKAT telescope, then identified its host galaxy using JWST.

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The Guardian describes an intense flash of radio waves more than 10 billion years old that traveled through approximately 80% of cosmic history. Scientists detected it with South Africa’s MeerKAT radio telescope and used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to identify its host galaxy.

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steven@acjhotakaAstronomers find mysterious signal coming to us from the early universe #SouthAfrica #NASA #Astronomy https://share.newsbreak.com/jt4cyi6k9h
john williams@wi_johnScience transcends boundaries… “The scientists detected the burst using the MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa and subsequently identified its host galaxy using Nasa’s James Webb space telescope (JWST).” https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/oct/09/astronomy-fast-radio-bursts-frb-radio-waves7h
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    steven@acjhotakaAstronomers find mysterious signal coming to us from the early universe #SouthAfrica #NASA #Astronomy https://share.newsbreak.com/jt4cyi6k9h
    john williams@wi_johnScience transcends boundaries… “The scientists detected the burst using the MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa and subsequently identified its host galaxy using Nasa’s James Webb space telescope (JWST).” https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/oct/09/astronomy-fast-radio-bursts-frb-radio-waves7h
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