Wednesday, June 25, 2025

A fast radio burst detected last year turned out to be from long-dead NASA satellite

Artist's impression of NASA's Relay 2 satellite. Credit: NASA

A team of astronomers and astrophysicists affiliated with several institutions in Australia has found that a mysterious fast radio burst (FRB) detected last year originated not from a distant source, but from one circling the planet—a long-dead satellite. The team has posted a paper outlining their findings on the arXiv preprint server.



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