A fast radio burst’s home galaxy may not be known after all

Hoped-for clue to FRB origin may have been signs of a snacking black hole instead, study claims

Very Large Array

MIXED SIGNALS  Radio telescopes at the Very Large Array (shown) picked up more emissions from the alleged host galaxy of a cosmic radio burst, calling into question claims of the signal’s origin.

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A recently claimed home for an elusive cosmic radio burst might not be the host galaxy after all.